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Table 3 Pathogens distribution of neurosurgery and non-neurosurgery groups

From: Epidemiology of patients with central nervous system infections, mainly neurosurgical patients: a retrospective study from 2012 to 2019 in a teaching hospital in China

Pathogens

n (%)

Neurosurgery n (%)

Non-neurosurgery1 n (%)

Total

86

64

22

Gram-positive bacteria

51 (59.3)

43 (67.2)

8 (36.4)

 Coagulase-negative Staphylococcia

37 (43.0)

35 (54.7)

2 (9.1)

 Enterococcus faecium

5 (5.8)

5 (7.8)

 

 Streptococcus pneumoniae

5 (5.8)

1 (1.6)

4 (18.2)

 Staphylococcus aureus

2 (2.3)

1 (1.6)

1 (4.5)

 Enterococcus faecalis

1 (1.2)

 

1 (4.5)

 Streptococcus anginosus

1 (1.2)

1 (1.6)

 

Gram-negative bacteria

26 (30.2)

19 (29.7)

7 (31.8)

 Acinetobacter baumannii

6 (7.0)

6 (9.4)

 

 Escherichia coli

6 (7.0)

4 (6.3)

2 (9.1)

 Klebsiella spp.b

5 (5.8)

3 (4.7)

2 (9.1)

 Enterobacter cloacae

2 (2.3)

1 (1.6)

1 (4.5)

 Enterobacter aerogenes

2 (2.3)

2 (3.1)

 

 Pseudomonas aeruginosa

1 (1.2)

1 (1.6)

 

 Acinetobacter lwoffii

1 (1.2)

 

1 (4.5)

 Stenotrophomonas maltophilia

1 (1.2)

1 (1.6)

 

 Pseudomonas oryzihabitans

1 (1.2)

1 (1.6)

 

 Brucella spp.

1 (1.2)

 

1 (4.5)

Fungus

9 (10.5)

2 (3.1)

7 (31.8)

 Cryptococcus neoformans

6 (7.0)

 

6 (27.3)

 Aspergillus fumigatus

1 (1.2)

 

1 (4.5)

 Candida parapsilosis

1 (1.2)

1 (1.6)

 

 Candida tropicalis

1 (1.2)

1 (1.6)

 
  1. aStaphylococcus haemolyticus (n = 11), Staphylococcus epidermidis (n = 4), Staphylococcus hominis (n = 1), unidentified Coagulase-negative Staphylococci (n = 21)
  2. bKlebsiella pneumoniae (n = 3), Klebsiella oxytoca (n = 2)
  3. 1Department of Neurology, Rheumatology, Cardiothoracic surgery, Oncology, Hematology, Intensive Care Unit