Table 4 Microbiology of the EVDRI PreUp and PostUp
From: External ventriculostomy-associated infection reduction after updating a care bundle
Pre-UP N = 18/23 | Post-UP N = 5/23 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Gram-negative bacteria | Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 3/18 | 1/5 |
Klebsiella pneumoniae | 3/18 | – | |
Escherichia coli | 1/18 | 1/5 | |
Enterobacter cloacae | 3/18 | – | |
Acinetobacter baumannii and pseudomonas aeruginosa | 1/18 | – | |
Serratia marcescens | 1/18 | – | |
Gram-positive bacteria | Staphylococcus aureus | 1/5 | |
Staphylococcus epidermidis | 3/18 | 1/5 | |
Staphylococcus saccharolyticus | 1/18 | – | |
Another gram positive | – | 1/5 | |
Fungi | Candida albicans | 2/18 | – |