Table 4 Body sites from which clinical samples and active surveillance testing cultures of P. aeruginosa were isolated.
Category | Source | n (%) |
|---|---|---|
Clinical samples | Sputum | 279 (30.3) |
Wound swab | 197 (21.4) | |
Urine | 137 (14.9) | |
Pus | 99 (10.8) | |
Blood | 93 (10.1) | |
Central line venous catheter tip | 53 (5.8) | |
Body fluid | 41 (4.5) | |
Miscellaneous* | 21 (2.3) | |
Total | 920 (100) | |
Surveillance sample | Rectal swab | 273 (39.1) |
Nasal swab | 192 (27.5) | |
Axillary swab | 139 (19.9) | |
Groin swab | 95 (13.6) | |
Total | 699 (100) |
