Research Article
Appendectomy as a Risk Factor for Bacteremic Biliary Tract Infection Caused by Antibiotic-Resistant Pathogens
Table 3
Identified antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
| | Antibiotic-resistant bacteria | Total ( = 42) |
| | SPACE | | | Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 10 (24%) | | Enterobacter species | 8 (19%) | | Citrobacter species | 3 (7%) | | Serratia species | 1 (2%) | | Acinetobacter species | 1 (2%) | | Ampicillin-resistant Enterococcus | | | Enterococcus faecium | 7 (17%) | | Enterococcus faecalis | 1 (2%) | | ESBL-producing Klebsiella species | 6 (14%) | | ESBL-producing Escherichia coli | 5 (12%) |
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SPACE consists of Serratia, Pseudomonas, Acinetobacter, Citrobacter, and Enterobacter. ESBL, extended-spectrum β-lactamase.
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