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Table 3 Types of organisms isolated in access-related bloodstream infections

From: Determinants and outcomes of access-related blood-stream infections among Irish haemodialysis patients; a cohort study

Organism

Frequency (%)

Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus

61.7

Staphylococcus aureus

23.4

 MSSA: 19.1%

 

 MRSA: 4.3%

 

Beta-haemolytic Streptococci

4.3

Streptococcus parasanguinis

2.1

Enterococcus spp.

2.1

Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE)

2.1

Proteus spp.

2.1

Poly-microbial

2.1