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Table 3 Distribution and constituent ratio of opportunistic pathogens in urine samples of patients with CAUTI

From: 7295 elderly hospitalized patients with catheter-associated urinary tract infection: a case-control study

Opportunistic pathogen

Number of strains

Constituent ratio (%)

Gram-positive bacteria

  

Enterococcus faecium

73

26.45

Enterococcus faecalis

12

4.35

Staphylococcus aureus

3

1.09

Corynebacterium Urealyticum

1

0.36

Enterococcus gallinarum

1

0.36

Enterococcus casseliflavus

1

0.36

Corynebacterium striatum

1

0.36

Gram-negative bacteria

  

Escherichia coli

44

15.94

Klebsiella pneumoniae

40

14.49

Proteus mirabilis

12

4.35

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

12

4.35

Acinetobacter baumannii

7

2.54

Enterobacter cloacae

6

2.17

Proteus penneri

3

1.09

Stenotrophomonas maltophilia

2

0.72

Citrobacter freundii

2

0.72

Klebsiella oxytoca

1

0.36

Morganella morganii

1

0.36

Klebsiella aerogenes

1

0.36

Fungi

  

Candida albicans

28

10.14

Candida tropicalis

10

3.62

Candida glabrata

7

2.54

Candida parapsilosis

4

1.45

Trichosporon Asahii

3

1.09

Candida lusitanias

1

0.36

Total

276

100.00