Analysis of the Distribution and Antibiotic Resistance of Pathogens Causing Infections in Hospitals from 2017 to 2019

Table 3

Isolation of pathogenic bacteria in respiratory intensive care units (RICUs) in 2017, 2018, and 2019.

2017			2018			2019
Bacteria	Number	Proportion	Bacteria	Number	Proportion	Bacteria	Number	Proportion
Escherichia coli	18	0.176	Pseudomonas aeruginosa	22	0.204	Pseudomonas aeruginosa	14	0.184
Pseudomonas aeruginosa	14	0.137	Klebsiella pneumoniae	17	0.157	Klebsiella pneumoniae	12	0.158
Klebsiella pneumoniae	13	0.127	Stenostomonas maltophilia	11	0.102	Stenostomonas maltophilia	7	0.092
Stenostomonas maltophilia	8	0.078	Corynebacterium striatum	9	0.083	Acinetobacter baumannii	6	0.079
Acinetobacter baumannii	8	0.078	Acinetobacter baumannii	8	0.074	Escherichia coli	6	0.079
Staphylococcus aureus	7	0.069	Burkholderia cepacia	8	0.074	Staphylococcus aureus	5	0.066
Staphylococcus epidermidis	7	0.069	Escherichia coli	8	0.074	Burkholderia cepacia	4	0.053
Enterococcus faecalis	6	0.059	Staphylococcus aureus	6	0.056	Morganella morganii	3	0.039
Proteus mirabilis	4	0.039	Proteus mirabilis	4	0.037	Staphylococcus epidermidis	3	0.039
Enterobacter cloacae	3	0.029	Enterobacter cloacae	2	0.019	Proteus mirabilis	3	0.039
Streptococcus pneumoniae	2	0.020	Enterococcus faecalis	2	0.019	Staphylococcus hominis	2	0.026
Corynebacterium striatum	2	0.020	Enterococcus faecium	2	0.019	Corynebacterium striatum	2	0.026
Staphylococcus capitis	2	0.020	Streptococcus pneumoniae	2	0.019	Enterobacter cloacae	2	0.026
Enterococcus faecium	1	0.010	Staphylococcus capitis	1	0.009	Enterococcus faecalis	2	0.026
Other bacteria	7	0.069	Other bacteria	6	0.056	Other bacteria	5	0.066
Total	102	1.000	Total	108	1.000	Total	76	0.704