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Table 3 Culture-proven infections within 30 days of ICU admission, organized by infection source and organism type

From: Timing and clinical risk factors for early acquisition of gut pathogen colonization with multidrug resistant organisms in the intensive care unit

Infection Source

Total

Organism

E. coli

Klebs-iella spp.

MRSA

Entero-bacter spp.

Pseudomonas spp.

E. faecalis

VRE

Citro-bacter spp.

Candida

A. xylox-idans

MSSA

Respiratory

7

0

0

2

2

1

1

0

0

0

1

0

Biliary Fluid

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Urine

10

2

2

0

1

1

2

1

1

0

0

0

Blood

7

0

2

0

1

0

0

1

0

1

0

1

Wound

4

1

0

0

0

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

Abdominal Fluid

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Totals

29

4

5

2

4

3

4

3

1

1

1

1