Research Article
Escherichia coli Isolated from Urinary Tract Infections of Lebanese Patients between 2000 and 2009: Epidemiology and Profiles of Resistance
Table 2
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 2005 and 2009 | | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | | Nb | % | Nb | % | Nb | % | Nb | % | Nb | % |
| Acinetobacter sp. | 19 | 1.9 | 14 | 1.2 | 18 | 1.6 | 16 | 1.3 | 5 | 0.5 | Candida albicans | 14 | 1.4 | 37 | 3.3 | 27 | 2.4 | 29 | 2.4 | 25 | 2.5 | Candida sp. | 29 | 2.9 | 57 | 5.1 | 34 | 3.0 | 31 | 2.6 | 35 | 3.5 | Citrobacter sp. | 15 | 1.5 | 18 | 1.6 | 19 | 1.7 | 16 | 1.3 | 9 | 0.9 | Enterobacter sp. | 16 | 1.6 | 22 | 2.0 | 14 | 1.2 | 19 | 1.6 | 6 | 0.6 | Enterococcus faecalis | 14 | 1.4 | 15 | 1.3 | 20 | 1.8 | 14 | 1.2 | 15 | 1.5 | Enterococcus faecium | 32 | 3.2 | 25 | 2.2 | 34 | 3.0 | 34 | 2.8 | 6 | 0.6 | Escherichia coli | 609 | 60.2 | 711 | 63.4 | 688 | 60.7 | 727 | 60.0 | 628 | 62.5 | Klebsiella sp. | 92 | 9.1 | 84 | 7.5 | 100 | 8.8 | 118 | 9.7 | 90 | 9.0 | Morganella morganii | 13 | 1.3 | 6 | 0.5 | 10 | 0.9 | 24 | 2.0 | 7 | 0.7 | Proteus sp. | 57 | 5.6 | 53 | 4.7 | 70 | 6.2 | 73 | 6.0 | 63 | 6.3 | Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 39 | 3.9 | 27 | 2.4 | 40 | 3.5 | 44 | 3.6 | 41 | 4.1 | Pseudomonas sp. | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.5 | 3 | 0.3 | Staphylococcus aureus | 7 | 0.7 | 4 | 0.4 | 6 | 0.5 | 4 | 0.3 | 10 | 1.0 | Staphylococcus saprophyticus | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.2 | 3 | 0.3 | Streptococcus agalactiae | 27 | 2.7 | 14 | 1.2 | 16 | 1.4 | 16 | 1.3 | 8 | 0.8 | Streptococcus, Group D | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.1 | Other minor organisms | 28 | 2.8 | 23 | 2.0 | 36 | 3.2 | 38 | 3.1 | 50 | 5.0 |
| Total isolates | 1012 | 1122 | 1134 | 1211 | 1005 |
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