Table 2 Identity of the microbial entities found by catheter culture.
Microbial entities | N = 634 n (%) |
|---|---|
Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus | 293 (43) |
Enterococcus faecalis/faecium | 32 (5) |
Klebsiella pneumoniae | 9 (2,4) |
Methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus | 8 (1.4) |
Candida spp. | 6 (0.9) |
Escherichia coli | 4 (0.6) |
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus | 3 (0.5) |
Enterobacter cloacae/aerogenes | 3 (0.5) |
Acinetobacter baumannii | 3 (0.5) |
Citrobacter freundii/koseri | 2 (3.1) |
Bacillus cereus | 1 (0.1) |
Klebsiella pneumoniae \({ESBL}^{a}\) | 1 (0.1) |
Escherichia coli \({ESBL}^{a}\) | 1 (0.1) |
Enterobacter cloacae/aerogenes \({ESBL}^{a}\) | 1 (0.1) |
Streptococcus sp. | 1 (0.1) |
