Research Article

Bacteraemia in Intensive Care Unit: Clinical, Bacteriological, and Prognostic Prospective Study

Table 2

Distribution of different isolates in relation to setting of source of bacteraemia.

FamiliesBacteriaTotal (%)Bacteraemia (%)Contamination (%)Source of bacteraemia
UNPUCVC

EnterobacteriaceaeE. aerogenes1 (0,7%)1 (100%)0 (0%)0 (0%)1 (100%)0 (0%)0 (0%)
E. cloacae3 (2%)2 (67%)1 (33%)1 (50%)0 (0%)0 (0%)1 (50%)
E. coli3 (2%)2 (67%)1 (33%)1 (50%)0 (0%)1 (50%)0 (0%)
K. pneumoniae16 (10,7%)10 (62,5%)6 (37,5)9 (90%)0 (0%)1 (10%)0 (0%)
M. morganii2 (1,3)2 (100%)0 (0%)1 (50%)0 (0%)0 (0%)1 (50%)
P. mirabilis5 (2,7)2 (40%)3 (60%)2 (100%)0 (0%)0 (0%)0 (0%)
P. stuartii2 (1,3)1 (50%)1 (50%)1 (100%)0 (0%)0 (0%)0 (0%)
S. marcescens3 (2%)2 (67%)1 (33%)2 (100%)0 (0%)0 (0%)0 (0%)
S. odorifera5 (3,3)3 (60%)2 (40%)1 (33%)2 (67%)0 (0%)0 (0%)

Nonfermentative Gram negative bacilli A. baumannii18 (12%)13 (72%)5 (28%)4 (31%)7 (54%)0 (0%)2 (15%)
P. aeruginosa10 (6,7)5 (50%)5 (50%)3 (60%)1 (20%)1 (20%)0 (0%)
Chryseobacterium sp.1 (0,7)0 (0%)1 (100%)////
Sphingomonas sp.1 (0,7)1 (100%)0 (0%)1 (100%)0 (0%)0 (0%)0 (0%)
S. maltophilia2 (1,3)1 (50%)1 (50%)1 (100%)0 (0%)0 (0%)0 (0%)

Staphylococci (44%)S. aureus5 (3,3%)5 (100%)0 (0%)2 (40%)3 (50%)0 (0%)0 (0%)
CNS60 (40%)0 (0%)40 (100%)////

Streptococci (4%)E. faecalis5 (3,3%)2 (40%)3 (60%)2 (100%)0 (0%)0 (0%)0 (0%)
S. mitis1 (0,7%)1 (100%)0 (0%)1 (100%)0 (0%)0 (0%)0 (0%)

Gram positive bacilli in (1.3%)Bacillus spp.1 (0,7%)0 (0%)1 (100%)////
Corynebacterium sp.1 (0,7%)0 (0%)1 (100%)////

BGN demanding (0.7%)H. influenza1 (0,7%)1 (100%)0 (0%)0 (0%)1 (100%)0 (0%)0 (0%)

Yeasts (2.7%)C. albicans1 (0,7%)0 (0%)1 (100%)////
C. non-albicans3 (2%)1 (33%)2 (67%)0 (0%)0 (0%)1 (100%)0 (0%)

UN: unknown, P: pulmonary, U: urinary, and CVC: central venous catheter.