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Table 3 Catheter-related bacteremia-related pathogens in this study

From: Port type is a possible risk factor for implantable venous access port-related bloodstream infections and no sign of local infection predicts the growth of gram-negative bacilli

Bacteria

Number

Gram-positive bacteria

15

Staphylococcus aureus

13

  Oxacillin-susceptible (OSSA)

8

  Oxacillin-resistant (ORSA)

5

Bacillus spp.

1

Enterococcus faecium

1

Gram-negative bacteria

19

Klebsiella pneumoniae

10

Acinetobacter baumannii

2

Escherichia coli

2

Enterobacter aerogenes

1

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

2

Salmonella, group B

1

Bacteroides ureolyticus

1

Candida spp.

4