Bacterial Nosocomial Infections and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Pattern among Patients Admitted at Hiwot Fana Specialized University Hospital, Eastern Ethiopia

Table 2

Distribution of bacterial agents isolated from patients with NIs admitted at wards of Hiwot Fana Specialized University Hospital, Eastern Ethiopia, March 2017 to July 2017.

Bacterial isolates	Surgical site no. (%)	Urinary tract no. (%)	Respiratory tract no. (%)	Bloodstream no. (%)	Total (%)
E. coli	2 (11.8)	4 (36.3)	0 (0)	3 (21.4)	9 (16.7)
Klebsiella spp.	0 (0)	1 (9.1)	3 (25)	0 (0)	4 (7.4)
P. vulgaris	2 (11.8)	1 (9.1)	0 (0)	0 (0)	3 (5.5)
P. aeruginosa	3 (17.6)	0 (0)	2 (16.7)	1 (7.1)	6 (11.1)
Proteus spp.	0 (0)	2 (18.2)	0 (0)	0 (0)	2 (3.7)
S. aureus	5 (29.4)	1 (9.1)	0 (0)	4 (28.6)	10 (18.5)
CoNS	3 (17.6)	0 (0)	0 (0)	2 (14.3)	5 (9.3)
S. pneumoniae	0 (0)	0 (0)	5 (41.6)	3 (21.4)	8 (14.8)
Streptococcus spp.	0 (0)	0 (0)	2 (16.7)	0 (0)	2 (3.7)
Enterococcus spp.	2 (11.8)	2 (18.2)	0 (0)	1 (7.1)	5 (9.3)
Total	17 (31.5)	11 (20.4)	12 (22.2)	14 (25.9)	54 (100)