Research Article

Emergence of Highly Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria Isolated from Patients with Infections Admitted to Public Hospitals in Southwest Iran

Table 3

Prevalence of bacterial infections during the three-year study period.

MicroorganismSample collection dates
2016-20172017-20182018-2019
Number of isolates (%)

Acinetobacter spp.39 (7.2)58(10.0)88 (13.3)
Enterobacter spp.17 (3.1)23 (4.0)22 (3.3)
Enterococcus spp.43 (8.0)39 (6.7)35 (5.3)
Escherichia coli188 (34.9)217 (37.3)254 (38.5)
Klebsiella spp.69 (12.8)83 (14.3)96 (14.6)
Proteus spp.27 (5.0)22 (3.8)14 (2.1)
Pseudomonas aeruginosa66 (12.2)44 (7.6)32 (4.8)
Staphylococcus aureus45 (8.4)44 (7.6)45 (6.8)
Staphylococcus epidermidis23 (4.3)19 (3.3)35 (5.3)
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia5 (0.9)10 (1.7)9 (1.4)
Streptococcus pneumoniae12 (2.2)15 (2.6)22 (3.3)
Other nonfermentative bacteria4 (0.7)7 (1.2)7 (1.1)
Total538581659