Microbiologic isolates from 123 episodes of catheter-related bacteremia
Organism | Isolates, n (%) |
---|---|
Gram-positive cocci | 104 (84.5%) |
Staphylococcus epidermidis | 46 |
Staphylococcus aureus | 37 |
Enterococcus faecalis | 15 |
other group D enterococci | 6 |
Gram-positive rods | 2 (1.6%) |
Corynebacterium species | 4 |
Gram-negative rods | 41 (33.3%) |
Enterobacter cloacae | 11 |
other Enterobacter species | 2 |
Pseudomonas species | 8 |
Acinetobacter baumanii | 5 |
Citrobacter species | 5 |
Serratia species | 2 |
Klebsiella pneumoniae | 4 |
Proteus mirabilis | 1 |
Escherichia coli | 1 |
Agrobacterium radiobacter | 1 |
Alcaligenes species | 1 |
Acid-fast organism | 2 (1.6%) |
Mycobacterium fortuitum | 2 |