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Table 2 Microbiological samples expressed as numbers of microorganisms and proportions in patients with and without MDRO

From: Microbiological profile of patients treated for postoperative peritonitis: temporal trends 1999–2019

Microorganisms

Overall

N = 1318 organisms

Missing value

MDRO group

N = 632 organisms

MDRO-free group

N = 686 organisms

p value

Total number of MDRO—n (%)

243 (18)

0

243 (38)

Gram-positive aerobic cocci—n (%)

503 (38)

0

214 (34)

289 (42)

0.002

 MDR Gram-positive cocci—n (%)

42 (3)

0

42 (7)

Streptococcus spp.—n (%)

129 (10)

0

33 (5)

96 (14)

0.0001

Enterococcus spp.—n (%)

254 (19)

0

131 (21)

123 (18)

0.198

 MDR Enterococci—n (%)

31 (2)

0

31 (5)

Enterococcus faecalisn (%)

144 (11)

0

63 (10)

81 (12)

0.284

Enterococcus faeciumn (%)

70 (5)

0

48 (8)

22 (3)

0.0005

 MDR Enterococcus faeciumn (%)

30 (2)

0

30 (5)

Other enterococcin (%)

40 (3)

0

20 (3)

20 (3)

0.872

Staphylococcus aureusn (%)

35 (3)

0

15 (2)

20 (3)

0.608

 MDR Staphylococcus aureusn (%)

11 (1)

0

11 (2)

Coagulase-negative staphylococci—n (%)

82 (6)

0

35 (6)

47 (7)

0.361

Miscellaneous Gram-positive organisms—n (%)

3 (0.2)

0

0

3 (0.4)

 

Gram-negative aerobic bacilli—n (%)

505 (38)

0

287 (45)

218 (32)

0.0001

 MDR Gram-negative aerobic bacilli—n (%)

201 (15)

0

201 (32)

Enterobacteralesn (%)

426 (32)

0

237 (38)

189 (28)

0.0001

 MDR Enterobacteralesn (%)

172 (13)

0

172 (27)

 ESBL-producing Enterobacteralesn (%)

34 (3)

0

34 (5)

Escherichia colin (%)

200 (15)

0

118 (19)

82 (12)

0.0007

 MDR Escherichia colin (%)

96 (7)

0

96 (15)

Klebsiella spp.—n (%)

59 (4)

0

29 (5)

30 (4)

0.694

 MDR Klebsiella spp.—n (%)

19 (1)

0

19 (3)

Enterobacter spp.—n (%)

78 (6)

0

52 (8)

26 (4)

0.0007

 MDR Enterobacter spp.—n (%)

44 (3)

0

44 (7)

Other Enterobacteralesn (%)

89 (7)

0

38 (6)

51 (7)

0.324

 MDR other Enterobacteralesn (%)

13 (1)

0

13 (2)

  

Non-fermenting Gram-negative bacilli—n (%)

73 (6)

0

49 (8)

24 (4)

0.001

 MDR Non-fermenting Gram-negative bacilli—n (%)

29 (2)

0

29 (5)

Pseudomonas aeruginosan (%)

65 (5)

0

44 (7)

21 (3)

0.0013

 MDR Pseudomonas aeruginosan (%)

24 (2)

0

24 (4)

Miscellaneous Gram-negative organisms—n (%)

6 (0.5)

0

1 (0.2)

5 (0.7)

0.220

Anaerobes—n (%)

116 (9)

0

48 (8)

68 (10)

0.145

  Bacteroides spp.—n (%)

78 (6)

0

32 (5)

46 (7)

0.242

 Other anaerobes—n (%)

38 (3)

0

16 (3)

22 (3)

0.512

Fungi—n (%)

157 (12)

0

73 (12)

84 (12)

0.697

Candida albicansn (%)

94 (7)

0

36 (6)

58 (8)

0.054

Non-albicans Candida spp.—n (%)

54 (4)

0

33 (5)

21 (3)

0.052

  1. The number of cultures sampled in each group was used as denominator for categorical variables