Volume 9, Number 3—March 2003
Research
Emergence of Ceftriaxone-Resistant Salmonella Isolates and Rapid Spread of Plasmid-Encoded CMY-2–Like Cephalosporinase, Taiwan
Table
Likely sources of Escherichia coli isolates producing a CMY-2–like β-lactamase and types of infection associated with the isolates
Specimen or infection | No. (%) of isolates or patientsa |
Total | ||
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NCKUb | Nursing home | Community | ||
Specimen |
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Blood |
12 (14.4) |
2 (33.3) |
0 (0) |
14 (14.4) |
Urine |
23 (27.7) |
1 (16.7) |
6 (75.0) |
30 (30.9) |
Sputum |
17 (20.5) |
2 (33.3) |
1 (12.5) |
20 (20.6) |
Wound |
23 (27.7) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
23 (23.7) |
Body fluid |
2 (2.4) |
1 (16.7) |
0 (0) |
3 (3.1) |
Miscellaneous |
6 (7.2) |
0 (0) |
1 (12.5) |
7 (7.2) |
Total isolate no. |
83 (100) |
6 (100) |
8 (100) |
97 (100) |
Infection |
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Bacteremia |
6 (16.7) |
1 (25.0) |
0 (0) |
7 (14.6) |
Urinary tract infection |
8 (22.2) |
0 (0) |
3 (37.5) |
11 (22.9) |
Pneumonia |
1 (2.8) |
1 (25.0) |
0 (0) |
2 (4.2) |
Wound infection |
9 (25.0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
9 (18.8) |
Colonization |
12 (33.3) |
2 (50.0) |
5 (62.5) |
19 (39.6) |
Total patient no. | 36 (100) | 4 (100) | 8 (100) | 48 (100) |
aIsolates and patients are distributed by the likely locations of infection or colonization.
bNCKU, National Cheng Kung University Hospital.