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Table 1 Rectal and surface swabs samples against bacterial species

From: Surface colonization and subsequent development of infections with multi drug resistant organisms in a neonatal intensive care unit

Colonizers

Rectal swabs

Surface swab

Grand total

MDR

S

Total

MDR%

S%

MDR

S

Total

MDR%

S%

MDR total

MDR%

S Total

S%

G total

%

Gram negative baccilli

 Citrobacter freundii

0

1

1

0%

100%

 

1

1

0%

100%

0

0.0%

2

0.2%

2

0.2%

 Citrobacter spp

0

1

1

0%

100%

  

0

  

0

0.0%

2

0.2%

2

0.2%

 E. coli

14

179

193

7%

93%

4

52

56

7%

93%

18

1.8%

231

23.7%

249

25.5%

 Enterobacter spp

0

4

4

0%

100%

 

1

1

0%

100%

0

0.0%

5

0.5%

5

0.5%

 Proteus species

0

2

2

0%

100%

  

0

  

0

0.0%

2

0.2%

2

0.2%

 Klebsiella spp

18

127

145

12%

88%

10

55

65

15%

85%

28

2.9%

182

18.7%

210

21.5%

 MDR

1

 

1

100%

0%

  

0

  

1

0.1%

0

0.0%

1

0.1%

 NF GNB

3

3

6

50%

50%

3

1

4

75%

25%

6

0.6%

4

0.4%

10

1.0%

 P. mirabilis

0

3

3

0%

100%

 

4

4

0%

100%

0

0.0%

7

0.7%

7

0.7%

 P. vulgaris

0

1

1

0%

100%

 

1

1

0%

100%

0

0.0%

2

0.2%

2

0.2%

 Proteus retgeri

0

2

2

0%

100%

 

2

2

0%

100%

0

0.0%

4

0.4%

4

0.4%

 Providencia rettgeri

0

1

1

0%

100%

  

0

  

0

0.0%

1

0.1%

1

0.1%

 Pseudomonas aeroginosa

0

2

2

0%

100%

 

1

1

0%

100%

0

0.0%

3

0.3%

3

0.3%

 Serratia marcescens

  

0

   

1

1

0%

100%

0

0.0%

1

0.1%

1

0.1%

 Coaulase negative Staphylococcus species

0

36

36

0%

100%

0

330

330

0%

100%

0

0.0%

366

37.5%

366

37.5%

 Enterococcus faecalis

0

33

33

0%

100%

0

26

26

0%

100%

0

0.0%

59

6.1%

59

6.1%

 Enterococcus species

0

10

10

0%

100%

0

10

10

0%

100%

0

0.0%

20

2.1%

20

2.1%

 Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus

     

13

 

13

100%

0%

13

1.3%

0

0.0%

13

1.3%

 Methicillin sensitive Staphylococcus aureus

      

2

2

0%

100%

0

0.0%

2

0.2%

2

0.2%

 Staphylococcus aureus

      

14

14

0%

100%

0

0.0%

14

1.4%

14

1.4%

 Vancomycin resistant Enterococcus species

     

2

 

2

100%

0%

2

0.2%

0

0.0%

2

0.2%

Grand total

36

406

442

8%

92%

32

501

533

6%

94%

68

7%

907

93%

975

99.8%