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Table 5 Microorganism related to central line associated blood stream infection in adult intensive care units in phase 1 (baseline period) and phase 2 (intervention period)

From: Impact of a multidimensional infection control approach on central line-associated bloodstream infections rates in adult intensive care units of 8 cities of Turkey: findings of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC)

Isolated Microorganisms

Baseline

Intervention

P.value

Acinetobacter spp. % (n)

14.5% (9)

23.2% (79)

0.1293

Candida spp. % (n)

9.7% (6)

8.2% (28)

0.7023

Citrobacter spp. % (n)

0.0% (0)

0.3% (1)

-

Corynobacter % (n)

0.0% (0)

0.6% (2)

-

E. Coli spp. % (n)

6.5% (4)

6.2% (21)

0.8429

Enterobacter spp. % (n)

6.5% (4)

3.5% (12)

0.4627

Enterococcus spp. % (n)

3.2% (2)

6.7% (23)

0.441

Haemophilius, spp.

0.0% (0)

0.6% (2)

-

Klebsiella spp. % (n)

3.2% (2)

6.2% (21)

0.5365

Proteus spp. % (n)

0.0% (0)

0.3% (1)

-

Pseudomonas spp. % (n)

8.1% (5)

10.9% (37)

0.5089

Staphylococcus aureus spp. % (n)

21.0% (13)

17.0% (58)

0.4516

Coagulase-negative staphylococci spp. % (n)

27.4% (17)

15.0% (51)

0.0159

Serratia spp. % (n)

0.0% (0)

0.6% (2)

-

Stenotrophomonas % (n)

0.0% (0)

0.3% (1)

-

Streptococcus % (n)

0.0% (0)

0.6% (2)

-

Total

100% (62)

100% (341)

-