Table 1 Pathogens associated with 132 bloodstream infections in 81 extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) patients.
Mode of ECMO | Types of pathogens | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Fungi (20 isolates) | Gram-negative pathogens (74 isolates) | Gram-positive pathogens (38 isolates) | |
Venoarterial (94 bloodstream infection [BSI] episodes) | Candida albicans 4 | Acinetobacter baumannii 36 | Staphylococcus aureus 13 |
Candida glabrata 3 | Klebsiella pneumoniae 11 | Enterococcus faecium 10 | |
Candida parapsilosis 2 | Pseudomonas aeruginosa 4 | Enterococcus faecalis 2 | |
Candida tropicalis 1 | Enterobacter aerogenes 3 | ||
Candida famata 1 | Serratia marcescens 2 | ||
Escherichia coli 1 | |||
Proteus mirabilis 1 | |||
Venovenous | Candida glabrata 4 | Acinetobacter baumannii 8 | Enterococcus faecium 9 |
(38 BSI episodes) | Candida tropicalis 3 | Klebsiella pneumoniae 2 | Staphylococcus aureus 4 |
Candida albicans 1 | Serratia marcescens 2 | ||
Candida parapsilosis 1 | Enterobacter cloacae 2 | ||
Pseudomonas aeruginosa 1 | |||
Morganella morganii 1 | |||
