Research Article

Emergence of Highly Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria Isolated from Patients with Infections Admitted to Public Hospitals in Southwest Iran

Table 1

Distribution of bacteria isolated from different samples collected from patients with infections.

MicroorganismSource of specimen
TotalUrineBloodWoundSputumETT
Number of isolates (%)

Acinetobacter spp.185 (10.4)09 (6.9)19 (8.0)82 (28.2)75 (44.9)
Enterobacter spp.62 (3.5)44 (4.6)6 (4.6)12 (5.0)00
Enterococcus spp.117 (6.6)77 (8.1)12 (9.2)28 (11.8)00
Escherichia coli659 (37.1)590 (62.0)21 (16.1)15 (6.3)22 (7.6)11 (6.6)
Klebsiella spp.248 (13.9)154 (16.2)13 (10.0)27 (11.3)34 (11.7)20 (12.0)
Proteus spp.63 (3.5)41 (4.3)5 (3.8)17 (7.1)00
Pseudomonas aeruginosa142 (8.0)29 (3.0)8 (6.1)39 (16.4)35 (12.0)31 (18.6)
Staphylococcus aureus134 (7.5)17 (1.8)12 (9.2)52 (21.8)34 (11.7)19 (11.4)
Staphylococcus epidermidis77 (4.3)026 (20.0)29 (12.2)11 (3.8)11 (6.6)
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia24 (1.3)011 (8.5)013 (4.5)0
Streptococcus pneumoniae49 (2.7)00049 (16.8)0
Other nonfermentative bacteria18 (1.0)07 (5.4)011 (3.8)0
Total1778952130238291167

ETT: endotracheal tube specimen.