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Table 1.1 Top eight organisms isolated from different clinical specimens in 2016. Data from a regional hospital in HK
| Blood | Respiratory specimens | Urine | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Organism | Non-ICU/ HDU rank | ICU/ HDU rank | Organism | Non-ICU/ HDU rank | ICU/ HDU rank | Organism | Non-ICU/ HDU rank | ICU/ HDU rank |
| E. coli | 1 (31%) | 2 (9%) | P. aeruginosa | 1 (12%) | 2 (7%) | E. coli | 1 (33%) | 2 (20%) |
| Klebsiella spp. | 2 (12%) | 6 (6%) | H. influenzae | 2 (9%) | - | Candida spp. | 2 (13%) | 1 (35%) |
| CoNS1 | 3 (9%) | 1 (28%) | S. aureus | 3 (8%) | 3 (6%) | Enterococcus spp. | 3 (12%) | 3 (17%) |
| S. aureus | 4 (7%) | 4 (8%) | Klebsiella spp. | 4 (6%) | 1 (8%) | Klebsiella spp. | 4 (10%) | 4 (8%) |
| Enterococcus spp. | 5 (4%) | 3 (8%) | A. baumannii | 5 (4%) | 7 (3%) | Proteus spp. | 5 (5%) | 8 (1%) |
| P. aeruginosa | 6 (2%) | 7 (4%) | S. maltophilia | 6 (3%) | 4 (6%) | P. aeruginosa | 6 (4%) | 5 (5%) |
| Bacillus spp.1 | 7 (2%) | - | Enterobacter spp. | 7 (3%) | 5 (4%) | CoNS1 | 7 (3%) | 6 (4%) |
| P. mirabilis | 8 (2%) | - | E. coli | 8 (3%) | 6 (3%) | S. agalactiae | 8 (3%) | - |
Note:
1Some of these could be contaminants
CoNS, coagulase-negative staphylococci; ICU, intensive care unit; HDU, high dependency unit
