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Table 1.1: Top Ten Bacterial Organisms Isolated From Different Clinical Specimens in 2023. Data From the Hospital Authority.

Blood

Lower Respiratory Specimens*

Urine

Organism

Non-ICU/ HDU

ICU/ HDU

Organism

Non-ICU/ HDU

ICU/ HDU

Organism

Non-ICU/ HDU

Rank (%)

Rank (%)

Rank (%)

Rank (%)

Rank (%)

Escherichia coli

1 (34%)

2 (17%)

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

1 (21%)

3 (14%)

Escherichia coli

1 (52%)

Klebsiella spp.

2 (12%)

3 (11%)

Staphylococcus aureus

2 (18%)

2 (16%)

Klebsiella spp.

2 (14%)

Staphylococcus aureus

3 (11%)

4 (10%)

Klebsiella spp.

3 (14%)

1 (16%)

Enterococcus spp.

3 (9%)

Staphylococcus, coagulase negative

4 (9%)

1 (23%)

Acinetobacter baumannii

4 (6%)

5 (6%)

Proteus mirabilis

4 (7%)

Proteus mirabilis

5 (4%)

8 (2%)

Haemophilus influenzae

5 (5%)

9 (2%)

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

5 (3%)

Enterococcus spp.

6 (4%)

5 (5%)

Stenotrophomonas maltophilia

6 (5%)

4 (7%)

Citrobacter spp.

6 (3%)

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

7 (2%)

6 (3%)

Escherichia coli

7 (5%)

6 (5%)

Staphylococcus aureus

7 (2%)

Enterobacter spp.

8 (2%)

-

Enterobacter spp.

8 (3%)

7 (4%)

Streptococcus agalactiae

8 (2%)

Acinetobacter baumannii

9 (1%)

7 (2%)

Corynebacterium striatum

9 (2%)

8 (3%)

Morganella spp.

9 (1%)

Streptococcus agalactiae

10 (1%)

-

Alpha-haemolytic streptococcus

10 (1%)

10 (2%)

Staphylococcus, coagulase negative

10 (1%)

*Lower respiratory specimens include: Bronchial biopsy; Bronchial trap; Bronchial washing; Bronchoalveolar lavage; Lung biopsy; Sputum; Bronchial/Endotracheal/Tracheal/Tracheostomy/Transbronchial/Transtracheal aspirate.

Only isolates from urine specimens with a bacterial count greater than 10⁵ CFU/mL are included.

Mycobacterium spp. and Candida spp. are excluded from the analysis.