Research Article

The Prevalence of Bacterial and Fungal Coinfections among Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients in the ICU in Jordan

Table 3

Microorganism distribution among different specimen types based on sex.

Isolated microorganismType specimenTotal (%)
SputumBloodNasopharyngeal swabCerebrospinal fluid

$ Females
Klebsiella pneumoniae25.0%15.8%33.3%0.0%18.5
Serratia marcescens25.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.7
Staphylococcus aureus0.0%15.8%33.3%0.0%14.8
Acinetobacter baumannii25.0%5.3%0.0%0.0%7.4
Coagulase-negative staphylococci25.0%36.8%0.0%0.0%29.6
Enterococcus faecalis0.0%10.5%33.3%0.0%11.1
Candida albicans0.0%5.3%0.0%100.0%7.4
Coryneform bacilli0.0%5.3%0.0%0.0%3.7
Staphylococcus epidermidis0.0%5.3%0.0%0.0%3.7

Males
Klebsiella pneumoniae22.2%11.8%33.3%0.0%18.2
Serratia marcescens0.0%5.9%0.0%0.0%2.9
Staphylococcus aureus0.0%5.9%16.7%0.0%5.9
Pseudomonas aeruginosa33.3%5.9%16.7%0.0%14.7
Acinetobacter baumannii33.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%8.8
Coagulase-negative staphylococci0.0%47.1%16.7%0.0%26.5
Enterococcus faecalis0.0%5.9%16.7%100.0%8.8
Candida glabrata11.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%2.9
Staphylococcus epidermidis0.0%11.8%0.0%0.0%5.9
Enterobacter aerogenes0.0%5.9%0.0%0.0%2.9

$ value was 0.329; value was 0.246.