Table 2.

Microbiologic Characteristics of the Study Cohort

Microbiologic CharacteristicOverall Bacteremia Cohort,
N = 140 (%)
Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia
66
 Methicillin-resistant S. aureus30 (45.5)
 Methicillin-susceptible S. aureus36 (54.5)
Gram-negative bacteremia
74
Escherichia coli29 (39.2)
Klebsiella pneumoniae11 (14.9)
Pseudomonas aeruginosa11 (14.9)
Enterobacter cloacae/asburiae6 (8.1)
Serratia marcescens3 (4.1)
Enterobacter aerogenes2 (2.7)
Haemophilus influenzae2 (2.7)
Proteus mirabilis2 (2.7)
 Other speciesa8 (10.8)
Microbiologic CharacteristicOverall Bacteremia Cohort,
N = 140 (%)
Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia
66
 Methicillin-resistant S. aureus30 (45.5)
 Methicillin-susceptible S. aureus36 (54.5)
Gram-negative bacteremia
74
Escherichia coli29 (39.2)
Klebsiella pneumoniae11 (14.9)
Pseudomonas aeruginosa11 (14.9)
Enterobacter cloacae/asburiae6 (8.1)
Serratia marcescens3 (4.1)
Enterobacter aerogenes2 (2.7)
Haemophilus influenzae2 (2.7)
Proteus mirabilis2 (2.7)
 Other speciesa8 (10.8)

aSpecies with 1 organism only: Acinetobacter baumannii, Burkholderia spp., Citrobacter amalonaticus, Enterobacter gergoviae, Morganella morganii, Providencia stuartii, Salmonella spp., polymicrobic with E. coli and K. pneumoniae.

Table 2.

Microbiologic Characteristics of the Study Cohort

Microbiologic CharacteristicOverall Bacteremia Cohort,
N = 140 (%)
Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia
66
 Methicillin-resistant S. aureus30 (45.5)
 Methicillin-susceptible S. aureus36 (54.5)
Gram-negative bacteremia
74
Escherichia coli29 (39.2)
Klebsiella pneumoniae11 (14.9)
Pseudomonas aeruginosa11 (14.9)
Enterobacter cloacae/asburiae6 (8.1)
Serratia marcescens3 (4.1)
Enterobacter aerogenes2 (2.7)
Haemophilus influenzae2 (2.7)
Proteus mirabilis2 (2.7)
 Other speciesa8 (10.8)
Microbiologic CharacteristicOverall Bacteremia Cohort,
N = 140 (%)
Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia
66
 Methicillin-resistant S. aureus30 (45.5)
 Methicillin-susceptible S. aureus36 (54.5)
Gram-negative bacteremia
74
Escherichia coli29 (39.2)
Klebsiella pneumoniae11 (14.9)
Pseudomonas aeruginosa11 (14.9)
Enterobacter cloacae/asburiae6 (8.1)
Serratia marcescens3 (4.1)
Enterobacter aerogenes2 (2.7)
Haemophilus influenzae2 (2.7)
Proteus mirabilis2 (2.7)
 Other speciesa8 (10.8)

aSpecies with 1 organism only: Acinetobacter baumannii, Burkholderia spp., Citrobacter amalonaticus, Enterobacter gergoviae, Morganella morganii, Providencia stuartii, Salmonella spp., polymicrobic with E. coli and K. pneumoniae.

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