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List of microorganisms

DHAIPPS22
Microorganisms isolated in HAIs (all HAI types) in acute care hospitals in EU/EEA, ECDC-PPS 2011-2012
 
N
Percentage
Number of microorganisms
10076
100
   
Gram-positive cocci
3296
32.71
Staphylococcus aureus
1243
12.34
Staphylococcus epidermidis
383
3.8
Staphylococcus haemolyticus
61
0.61
Coagulase-negative staphylococci, not specified
222
2.2
Other coagulase-negative staphylococci (CNS)
86
0.85
Staphylococcus spp., not specified
57
0.57
Streptococcus pneumoniae
37
0.37
Streptococcus agalactiae
43
0.43
Streptococcus pyogenes
16
0.16
Other haemol. streptococcae (C, G)
40
0.4
Streptococcus spp., other
81
0.8
Streptococcus spp., not specified
29
0.29
Enterococcus faecalis
559
5.55
Enterococcus faecium
253
2.51
Enterococcus spp., other
44
0.44
Enterococcus spp., not specified
113
1.12
Gram-positive cocci, not specified
14
0.14
Other gram-positive cocci
15
0.15
Gram-negative cocci
41
0.41
Moraxella catharralis
21
0.21
Moraxella spp., other
2
0.02
Moraxella spp., not specified
3
0.03
Neisseria meningitidis
2
0.02
Neisseria spp., other
1
0.01
Neisseria spp., not specified
3
0.03
Gram-negative cocci, not specified
5
0.05
Other gram-negative cocci
4
0.04
Gram-positive bacilli
78
0.77
Corynebacterium spp.
39
0.39
Bacillus spp.
17
0.17
Lactobacillus spp.
2
0.02
Listeria monocytogenes
2
0.02
Gram-positive bacilli, not specified
12
0.12
Other gram-positive bacilli
6
0.06
Enterobacteriaceae
3647
36.19
Citrobacter freundii
50
0.5
Citrobacter koseri
24
0.24
Citrobacter spp., other
10
0.1
Citrobacter spp., not specified
7
0.07
Enterobacter cloacae
284
2.82
Enterobacter aerogenes
83
0.82
Enterobacter agglomerans
3
0.03
Enterobacter sakazakii
1
0.01
Enterobacter spp., other
10
0.1
Enterobacter spp., not specified
41
0.41
Escherichia coli
1601
15.89
Klebsiella pneumoniae
689
6.84
Klebsiella oxytoca
116
1.15
Klebsiella spp., other
21
0.21
Klebsiella spp., not specified
46
0.46
Proteus mirabilis
323
3.21
Proteus vulgaris
15
0.15
Proteus spp., other
10
0.1
Proteus spp., not specified
32
0.32
Serratia marcescens
95
0.94
Serratia liquefaciens
7
0.07
Serratia spp., other
5
0.05
Serratia spp., not specified
8
0.08
Hafnia spp.
3
0.03
Morganella spp.
80
0.79
Providencia spp.
22
0.22
Salmonella spp., not specified
2
0.02
Shigella spp.
1
0.01
Yersinia spp.
1
0.01
Other Enterobacteriaceae
12
0.12
Enterobacteriaceae, not specified
45
0.45
Gram-neg., non-enterobacteriaceae
1593
15.81
Acinetobacter baumannii
317
3.15
Acinetobacter calcoaceticus
4
0.04
Acinetobacter haemolyticus
3
0.03
Acinetobacter lwoffii
6
0.06
Acinetobacter spp., other
9
0.09
Acinetobacter spp., not specified
27
0.27
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
901
8.94
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia
100
0.99
Burkholderia cepacia
3
0.03
Pseudomonadaceae family, other
28
0.28
Pseudomonadaceae family, not specified
51
0.51
Haemophilus influenzae
58
0.58
Haemophilus parainfluenzae
6
0.06
Haemophilus spp., other
1
0.01
Haemophilus spp., not specified
7
0.07
Legionella spp.
3
0.03
Achromobacter spp.
9
0.09
Aeromonas spp.
2
0.02
Alcaligenes spp.
2
0.02
Campylobacter spp.
2
0.02
Flavobacterium spp.
1
0.01
Helicobacter pylori
4
0.04
Pasteurella spp.
1
0.01
Gram-neg bacilli, not specified
37
0.37
Other gram-neg Bacilli, non Enterobacteriaceae
11
0.11
Anaerobic bacilli
658
6.53
Bacteroides fragilis
31
0.31
Bacteroides spp., other
13
0.13
Bacteroides spp., not specified
2
0.02
Clostridium difficile
548
5.44
Clostridium spp., other
10
0.1
Propionibacterium spp.
9
0.09
Prevotella spp.
10
0.1
Anaerobes, not specified
20
0.2
Other anaerobes
15
0.15
Other bacteria
23
0.23
Mycobacterium, atypical
3
0.03
Mycoplasma spp.
3
0.03
Actinomyces spp.
2
0.02
Nocardia spp.
3
0.03
Other bacteria
9
0.09
Other bacteria, not specified
3
0.03
Fungi
681
6.76
Candida albicans
378
3.75
Candida glabrata
62
0.62
Candida krusei
19
0.19
Candida parapsilosis
28
0.28
Candida tropicalis
16
0.16
Candida spp., other
26
0.26
Candida spp., not specified
81
0.8
Aspergillus fumigatus
25
0.25
Aspergillus niger
1
0.01
Aspergillus spp., other
4
0.04
Aspergillus spp., not specified
12
0.12
Other yeasts
12
0.12
Fungi other
12
0.12
Filaments other
1
0.01
Other parasites
4
0.04
Virus
59
0.59
Adenovirus
1
0.01
Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
18
0.18
Hepatitis C virus
1
0.01
Herpes simplex virus
8
0.08
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
2
0.02
Norovirus
3
0.03
Parainfluenzavirus
1
0.01
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
1
0.01
Rotavirus
17
0.17
Varicella-zoster virus
2
0.02
Virus, not specified
1
0.01
Other virus
4
0.04
Total number of HAIs in EU/EEA: 15000, of which 8114 (54.1%) were microbiologically documented. Negative microorganism codes not shown. Please refer to ECDC PPS protocol for case definitions.
Data from the ECDC point prevalence survey of healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial use in acute care hospitals (ECDC PPS) in the period 2011-2012 as reported to TESSy as of 2013-02-06 14:06:48.