Research Article
Characterization of Bacterial Etiologic Agents of Biofilm Formation in Medical Devices in Critical Care Setup
Table 1
Relation of clinical bacterial isolates and the type of device inserted.
| | Acinetobacter baumannii | Pseudomonas aeruginosa | Klebsiella pneumonia sub spp. Pneumonia | E. coli | Enterobacter cloacae | Coagulase negative staphylococci | Enterococci | Staphylococcus aureus |
| Endotracheal tube | 16 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | CVP tip | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | Foley’s catheter tip | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Abdominal drain tube | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Nephrostomy tube | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Tracheostomy tube | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | D.J. stent tip | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | SPC tip | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 23 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 2 |
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