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Table 1 The microbial spectrum of gram-negative bacteria in different clinical specimens.

From: Species distribution and antimicrobial susceptibility of gram-negative aerobic bacteria in hospitalized cancer patients

Different species

Throat swab No(%)

Sputum No(%)

Chest tube No(%)

BAL No(%)

Pus No(%)

Urine No(%)

Stool No(%)

Blood No(%)

Total No(%)

Acinetobacter haemolyticus

14(18.9)

12(6)

3(30)

-

9(4.9)

4(4.1)

1(0.7)

6(10)

49(6.4)

Acinetobacter lwofii

1(1.4)

3(1.5)

-

-

-

-

-

-

4(0.5)

Acinetobacter species (Total)

15(20.3)

15(7.5)

3(30)

-

9(4.9)

4(4.1)

1(0.7)

6(10)

53(6.9)

Citrobacter amaloniticus

-

-

-

-

1(0.5)

-

-

-

1(0.1)

Citrobacter freundi

-

3(1.5)

-

-

6(3.2)

5(5.1)

6(4.2)

6(10)

26(3.4)

Citrobacter species (Total)

-

3(1.5)

-

-

7(3.8)

5(5.1)

6(4.2)

6(10)

27(3.5)

Enterobacter aerogenes

2(2.7)

5(2.5)

1(10)

-

10(5.4)

2(2)

13(9.1)

2(3.3)

35(4.5)

Enterobacter agglomerulance

-

-

-

-

1(0.5)

-

2(1.4)

1(1.7)

4(0.5)

Enterobacter cloacae

6(8.1)

22(11)

-

-

5(2.7)

2(2)

7(4.9)

2(3.3)

44(5.7)

Enterobacter gergovia

-

-

-

-

1(0.5)

-

1(0.7)

-

2(0.3)

Enterobacter species (Total)

8(10.8)

27(13.4)

1(10)

-

17(9.2)

4(4.1)

23(16.1)

5(8.3)

85(11)

Escherichia coli

7(9.5)

17(8.5)

-

-

41(22.2)

37(37.8)

52(36.4)

17(28.3)

171(22.2)

Klebsiella ornithinolytica

-

-

-

-

3(1.6)

2(2)

9(6.3)

1(1.7)

15(1.9)

Klebsiella oxytoca

-

1(0.5)

-

-

1(0.5)

-

3(2.1)

-

5(1.9)

Klebsiella ozanae

-

1(0.5)

-

-

2(1.1)

-

2(1.4)

-

5(1.9)

Klebsiella pneumonia

29(39.2)

101(50.3)

1(10)

-

47(25.4)

31(31.6)

25(17.5)

7(11.7)

241(31.2)

Klebsiella rhinoscleroma

-

3(1.5)

-

-

-

-

-

-

3(0.4)

Klebsiella species (Total)

29(39.2)

106(52.7)

1(10)

-

53(28.7)

33(33.7)

39(27.3)

8(13.3)

269(34.8)

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

5(6.8)

10(5)

-

-

35(18.9)

7(7.1)

-

8(13.3)

65(8.4)

Pseudomonas flourescence

-

1(0.5)

-

-

3(1.6)

-

-

2(3.3)

6(0.8)

Pseudomonas oryzihabitant

-

-

-

-

-

-

3(2.1)

-

3(0.4)

Pseudomonas stutzeri

1(1.4)

3(1.5)

1(10)

-

-

-

-

-

5(0.6)

Pseudomonas species (Total)

6(8.1)

14(7)

1(10)

-

38(20.5)

7(7.1)

3(2.1)

10(16.7)

79(10.2)

Serratia fonticola

1(1.4)

2(1)

-

-

2(1.1)

1(1)

4(2.8)

-

10(1.3)

Serratia liquificans

2(2.7)

1(0.5)

-

-

-

-

-

-

3(0.4)

Serratia marcescens

-

-

-

-

2(1.1)

-

-

-

2(0.3)

Serratia odorifera

-

-

-

-

1(0.5)

2(2)

2(1.4)

-

5(0.7)

Serratia plymuthica

1(1.4)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1(0.1)

Serratia rubidae

2(2.7)

2(1)

-

-

-

-

-

-

4(0.5)

Serratia species (Total)

6(8.1)

5(2.5)

-

-

5(2.7)

3(3.1)

6(4.2)

-

25(3.2)

Other gram-negative species

3(4.1)

14(7)

4(40)

1(100)

15(8.1)

5(5.1)

13(9.1)

8(13.3)

63(8.2)

Total gram-negative species

74(9.6)

201(26)

10(1.3)

1(0.1)

185(24)

98(12.7)

143(18.5)

60(7.8)

772(100)