Table 2 Most frequent pathogens.
Pathogen | No. (%) of pathogens | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | Ascites | Blood | Urine | |
(n = 261) | (n = 90) | (n = 63) | (n = 108) | |
Gram-negative organisms | ||||
All | 67 (25.7) | 21 (23.3) | 17 (27.0) | 29 (26.9) |
 Escherichia coli | 35 (13.4) | 13 (14.4) | 6 (9.5) | 16 (14.8) |
 Klebsiella pneumoniae | 14 (5.4) | 4 (4.4) | 5 (7.9) | 5 (4.6) |
 Other | 18 (6.9) | 4 (4.4) | 6 (9.5) | 8 (7.4) |
Gram-positive organisms | ||||
 All | 141 (54.0) | 65 (72.2) | 42 (66.7) | 34 (31.5) |
 Staphylococcus aureus | 28 (10.7) | 14 (15.6) | 11 (17.5) | 3 (2.8) |
 Enterococcus faecalis | 27 (10.3) | 6 (6.7) | 4 (6.3) | 17 (15.7) |
 Enterococcus faecium | 23 (8.8) | 9 (10.0) | 6 (9.5) | 8 (7.4) |
 Staphylococcus epidermidis | 23 (8.8) | 7 (7.8) | 14 (22.2) | 2 (1.9) |
 Staphylococcus haemolyticus | 10 (3.8) | 8 (8.9) | 2 (3.2) | 0 (0.0) |
 Other | 30 (11.5) | 21 (23.3) | 5 (7.9) | 4 (3.7) |
Fungi | ||||
 All | 42 (16.1) | 4 (4.4) | 4 (6.3) | 34 (31.5) |
 Candida albicans | 21 (8.0) | 2 (2.2) | 2 (3.2) | 17 (15.7) |
 Other | 21 (8.0) | 2 (2.2) | 2 (3.2) | 17 (15.7) |
 Other | 11 (4.2) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 11 (10.2) |
Multidrug-resistant bacteria (MDR-bacteria) | ||||
 All | 60 (23.0) | 22 (24.4) | 14 (22.2) | 24 (22.2) |
 Multiresistant gram-negative germ (3MRGN) | 6 (2.3) | 1 (1.1) | 1 (1.6) | 4 (3.7) |
 Oxacillin-/methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (ORSA/MRSA) | 5 (1.9) | 2 (2.2) | 2 (3.2) | 1 (0.9) |
 Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus | 2 (0.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (1.9) |
 Linezolid-resistant Enterococcus | 1 (0.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.9) |