Research Article
Escherichia coli Isolated from Urinary Tract Infections of Lebanese Patients between 2000 and 2009: Epidemiology and Profiles of Resistance
Table 1
The organisms most commonly isolated from Lebanese patients with UTI between 2000 and 2004 at Saint George Hospital University Medical Center, Beirut.
| | The microorganisms most commonly isolated from Lebanese patients with UTI between 2000 and 2004 | | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | | Nb | % | Nb | % | Nb | % | Nb | % | Nb | % |
| Acinetobacter sp. | 3 | 0.5 | 4 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 14 | 1.3 | Candida albicans | 15 | 2.4 | 12 | 1.6 | 23 | 2.4 | 26 | 2.4 | 31 | 2.9 | Candida sp. | 16 | 2.5 | 22 | 2.9 | 28 | 2.9 | 47 | 4.3 | 34 | 3.1 | Citrobacter sp. | 6 | 0.9 | 11 | 1.5 | 19 | 2.0 | 17 | 1.5 | 15 | 1.4 | Enterobacter sp. | 4 | 0.6 | 12 | 1.6 | 14 | 1.5 | 6 | 0.5 | 16 | 1.5 | Enterococcus faecalis | 17 | 2.7 | 18 | 2.4 | 28 | 2.9 | 48 | 4.4 | 20 | 1.9 | Enterococcus faecium | 6 | 0.9 | 18 | 2.4 | 20 | 2.1 | 30 | 2.7 | 35 | 3.2 | Escherichia coli | 395 | 62.5 | 440 | 58.3 | 575 | 59.8 | 637 | 57.9 | 661 | 61.1 | Klebsiella sp. | 48 | 7.6 | 75 | 9.9 | 59 | 6.1 | 85 | 7.7 | 79 | 7.3 | Morganella morganii | 5 | 0.8 | 4 | 0.5 | 11 | 1.1 | 14 | 1.3 | 14 | 1.3 | Proteus sp. | 45 | 7.1 | 50 | 6.6 | 72 | 7.5 | 74 | 6.7 | 65 | 6.0 | Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 30 | 4.7 | 38 | 5.0 | 45 | 4.7 | 35 | 3.2 | 51 | 4.7 | Pseudomonas sp. | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | Staphylococcus aureus | 3 | 0.5 | 6 | 0.8 | 3 | 0.3 | 7 | 0.6 | 9 | 0.8 | Staphylococcus saprophyticus | 6 | 0.9 | 7 | 0.9 | 5 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.2 | 3 | 0.3 | Streptococcus agalactiae | 20 | 3.2 | 15 | 2.0 | 14 | 1.5 | 25 | 2.3 | 18 | 1.7 | Streptococcus, Group D | 1 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.3 | 4 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.1 | 6 | 0.6 | Other minor organisms | 12 | 1.9 | 19 | 2.5 | 38 | 4.0 | 45 | 4.1 | 10 | 0.9 |
| Total isolates | 632 | 755 | 961 | 1100 | 1081 |
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