Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections and Catheter Colonization among Haemodialysis Patients: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Outcomes

Table 6

Spectrum of cultured organisms in CRBSI and CC groups.

Organism	CRBSI (no. of isolates = 87)	CC (no. of isolates = 99)
Gram-positive organism (n, %)	57 (66%)	59 (60%)
MSSA	15 (17.2%)	5 (5.1%)
MRCONS	14 (16.1%)	5 (5.1%)
CONS	4 (4.6%)	17 (17.2%)
Bacillus	6 (6.9%)	13 (13.1%)
MRSA	6 (6.9%)	3 (3%)
Diphtheroid	4 (4.6%)	6 (6.1%)
Enterococcus	6 (6.9%)	4 (4%)
Streptococcus	2 (2.3%)	2 (2%)
Others	0	4 (4%)
Gram-negative organism (n, %)	30 (34%)	40 (40%)
Pseudomonas	8 (9, 2%)	5 (5.1%)
Acinetobacter	3 (3.4%)	6 (6.1%)
Klebsiella	3 (3.4%)	2 (2%)
Enterobacter	6 (6.9%)	8 (8.1%)
E. coli	3 (3.4%)	0
Stenotrophomonas	4 (4.6%)	8 (8.1%)
Others	3 (3.4%)	10 (10.1%)

Others = Candida parapsilosis, Roseomonas gilardii, Micrococcus, Rhodococcus, Citrobacter koseri, Chryseobacterium, Serratia, Pasteurella, Burkholderia sp., Corynebacterium. MSSA: methicillin-resistant staphylococcal aureus; MSSA: methicillin-sensitive staphylococcal aureus; MRCONS: methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative staphylococci; CONS: coagulase-negative staphylococci.