Table 3

Significant pathogens by presence of central line and presentation community-acquired versus hospital-acquired serious bacterial infections 2009–2011

All episodesCentral line infection
PathogenTotal pathogensNo central lineCentral line1 month to <1 year1 year to <5 years5 years to <16 years
Enterococcus sp.2832511113
Group A Streptococcus431001
Group B Streptococcus1385401
Streptococcus pneumoniae1394040
CoNS17110161514466
Staphylococcus aureus291118756
Other16313346
Total Gram positive27447227766883
Acinetobacter sp.1138017
N meningitidis541100
Escherichia coli319221471
Enterobacter sp.13112543
Klebsiella sp.211201226
Pseudomonas sp.1037142
Other20416259
Total Gram negative1112586352328
Total bacteria3857231311191111
  • CoNS, coagulase-negative staphylococci.