HAI Pathogens and Antimicrobial Resistance Report, 2018-2021
Adult Data Tables
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Table 9. The Top 15 SSI Pathogens Reported to NHSN Following Surgery Types1 with High Pathogen Volume, Adults, 2018-2021
Abdominal | Orthopedic2 | Ob/Gyn3 | Cardiac4 | |||||||||
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Pathogen | # Pathogens | % Pathogens | Rank | # Pathogens | % Pathogens | Rank | # Pathogens | % Pathogens | Rank | # Pathogens | % Pathogens | Rank |
Escherichia coli | 22,250 | 19.8 | 1 | 2,883 | 5.2 | 5 | 3,555 | 13.6 | 1 | 571 | 5.4 | 5 |
Enterococcus faecalis | 10,722 | 9.5 | 2 | 2,851 | 5.1 | 6 | 2,485 | 9.5 | 3 | 322 | 3.1 | 9 |
Bacteroides spp. | 8,246 | 7.3 | 3 | 293 | 0.5 | 24 | 1,594 | 6.1 | 5 | 56 | 0.5 | 18 |
Select Klebsiella spp. | 7,004 | 6.2 | 4 | 2,083 | 3.7 | 8 | 1,269 | 4.8 | 6 | 709 | 6.7 | 4 |
Candida albicans | 6,565 | 5.8 | 5 | 500 | 0.9 | 15 | 275 | 1.1 | 18 | 236 | 2.2 | 11 |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 6,541 | 5.8 | 6 | 3,702 | 6.7 | 3 | 1,079 | 4.1 | 8 | 913 | 8.7 | 3 |
Staphylococcus aureus | 6,407 | 5.7 | 7 | 18,744 | 33.7 | 1 | 3,025 | 11.6 | 2 | 2,574 | 24.5 | 1 |
Enterococcus faecium | 5,273 | 4.7 | 8 | 519 | 0.9 | 14 | 165 | 0.6 | 24 | 90 | 0.9 | 16 |
Viridans group streptococci | 4,617 | 4.1 | 9 | 611 | 1.1 | 12 | 936 | 3.6 | 9 | 165 | 1.6 | 12 |
Enterobacter spp. | 4,433 | 3.9 | 10 | 2,922 | 5.3 | 4 | 824 | 3.1 | 10 | 523 | 5.0 | 7 |
Other Enterococcus spp. | 4,115 | 3.7 | 11 | 464 | 0.8 | 16 | 408 | 1.6 | 13 | 49 | 0.5 | 22 |
Coagulase-negative staphylococci | 3,318 | 3.0 | 12 | 6,939 | 12.5 | 2 | 1,860 | 7.1 | 4 | 1,389 | 13.2 | 2 |
Citrobacter spp. | 2,016 | 1.8 | 13 | 456 | 0.8 | 17 | 334 | 1.3 | 14 | 113 | 1.1 | 14 |
Proteus spp. | 1,980 | 1.8 | 14 | 2,350 | 4.2 | 7 | 1,163 | 4.4 | 7 | 434 | 4.1 | 8 |
Candida glabrata | 1,893 | 1.7 | 15 | 72 | 0.1 | 41 | 78 | 0.3 | 36 | 55 | 0.5 | 19 |
Other pathogen | 16,905 | 15.1 | 10,224 | 18.4 | 7,131 | 27.2 | 2,307 | 22.0 | ||||
Total | 112,285 | 100.0 | 55,613 | 100.0 | 26,181 | 100.0 | 10,506 | 100.0 |
Note: Refer to Technical Resources for more information about the acronyms and terms used in this table.
Footnotes:
- The top 4 surgical categories by pathogen volume are shown in this table.
- Some rankings are not shown: Serratia spp. (#9, 2.3%); Group B streptococci (#10, 1.9%); Cutibacterium acnes (#11, 1.2%); Morganella spp. (#13, 1.0%).
- Some rankings are not shown: Group B streptococci (#11, 3.0%); Prevotella bivia (#12, 2.0%); Morganella (#15, 1.2%).
- Some rankings are not shown: Serratia spp. (#6, 5.4%); Cutibacterium acnes (#10, 2.7%); Morganella spp. (#13, 1.6%); Other Candida spp. (#15, 1.0%).
HAI Pathogens and Antimicrobial Resistance Report Data Tables 2018-2021 - Adult HAIs
- HAI Pathogens and Antimicrobial Resistance Report 2018-2021 Data Tables - Adult HAIs
- Table 1. Facilities Reporting at Least 1 HAI Pathogen to NHSN
- Table 2. Frequency of Pathogens and HAI Events Reported to NHSN, by HAI Type
- Table 3. The Top 15 HAI Pathogens Reported to NHSN
- Table 4. The Top 15 CLABSI Pathogens Reported to NHSN, by Location Type
- Table 5. The Top 15 CAUTI Pathogens Reported to NHSN, by Location Type
- Table 6. The Top 15 PVAP Pathogens Reported to NHSN, by Facility Type
- Table 7. Frequency of SSI Pathogens, by Surgical Category and SSI Type
- Table 8. The Top 15 SSI Pathogens Reported to NHSN, by SSI Type
- ›Table 9. The Top 15 SSI Pathogens Reported to NHSN Following Surgery Types with High Pathogen Volume
- Table 10. The Top 15 SSI Pathogens Reported to NHSN Following Select Surgery Types with Low Pathogen Volume
- Table 11. Percent of HAI Pathogens That Were Resistant to Selected Antimicrobials and Classified as “Urgent” or “Serious” Antimicrobial Resistant Threats1, by HAI Type
- Table 12. Percent of CLABSI Pathogens That Were Resistant to Selected Antimicrobials and Classified as “Urgent” or “Serious” Antimicrobial Resistant Threats, by Location Type
- Table 13. Percent of CLABSI Pathogens Reported From Oncology Units That Were Resistant to Selected Antimicrobials and Classified as “Urgent” or “Serious” Antimicrobial Threats, by Mucosal Barrier Injury (MBI) Status
- Table 14. Percent of CAUTI Pathogens That Were Resistant to Selected Antimicrobials and Classified as “Urgent” or “Serious” Antimicrobial Resistant Threats, by Location Type
- Table 15. Percent of PVAP Pathogens That Were Resistant to Selected Antimicrobials and Classified as “Urgent” or “Serious” Antimicrobial Resistant Threats, by Facility Type
- Table 16. Percent of SSI Pathogens That Were Resistant to Selected Antimicrobials and Classified as “Urgent” or “Serious” Antimicrobial Resistant Threats for Surgical Categories with High Pathogen Volume
- Table 17. Percent of SSI Pathogens That Were Resistant to Selected Antimicrobials and Classified as “Urgent” or “Serious” Antimicrobial Resistant Threats for Select Surgical Categories with Low Pathogen Volume
- Table 18. Percent of SSI Pathogens That Were Resistant to Selected Antimicrobials and Classified as “Urgent” or “Serious” Antimicrobial Resistant Threats, by SSI Type