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Table 2. Species distribution of bacterial isolates tested for antimicrobial susceptibility in 16 university-affiliated hospitals in 2023
OrganismsNo. of isolates% of isolates
First isolateDuplicateFirst isolateDuplicate
Gram-positive bacteria72,97258,83027.233.7
Staphylococcus aureus23,69222,8928.813.1
Staphylococcus epidermidis19,33921,9747.212.6
Enterococcus faecalis14,6944,4055.52.5
Enterococcus faecium14,1889,2645.35.3
Streptococcus pneumoniae1,0592950.40.2
Gram-negative bacteria195,102115,74572.866.3
Escherichia coli115,55764,38843.136.9
Klebsiella pneumoniae56,47140,39821.123.1
Pseudomonas aeruginosa16,8953,3016.31.9
Acinetobacter baumannii6,1797,6582.34.4
Total268,074174,575100.0100.0