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Table 3 Microorganisms isolated from patients with HAIs during both periods

From: Evaluation of the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on hospital-acquired infections in a tertiary hospital in Malaysia

Microorganism

Pre COVID-19

Frequency (%)

During COVID-19 Frequency (%)

P value*

Klebsiella pneumonia

6 (15.3)

2 (6.9)

0.28

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

5 (12.8)

8 (27.6)

0.12

Escherichia coli

2 (5.1)

0

Enterococcus faecalis

7 (17.9)

3 (10.3)

0.41

Enterobacter cloacae complex

0

2 (6.9)

0.08

Staphylococcus aureus(methicillin-resistant)

11 (28.2)

6 (20.6)

0.47

Stenotrophomonas maltophilia

0

2 (6.9)

0.09

Acinetobacter baumannii complex

4 (10.2)

3 (10.3)

0.95

  1. *: Pearson’s chi-square test