Research Article
Evaluation of Central Venous Catheter Associated Blood Stream Infections: A Microbiological Observational Study
Table 5
Comparison of various organisms found in different studies.
| | | Our study,
| NNIS, 2001 | Pawar et al., 2004 [6]
| Subba Rao et al.,
2005 [7],
|
| | Commonest bacteria (in descending order) | S. aureus (19.4%)
CONS (16.7%)
Pseudomonas (16.7%) | CONS (31%)
S. aureus (20%)
Enterococci (9%) | E. coli (47%)
Acinetobacter (11.7%)
S. aureus (11.7%)
CONS (5.8%) | CONS (32.4%)
Pseudomonas (31%)
Enterobacter (13%) |
| | Candida | 11.1% | 9% | 11.7% | 20% |
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