Central line bundle including split-septum device and single-use prefilled flushing syringes to prevent port-associated bloodstream infections: a cost and resource-utilization analysis

Table 2 The comparison of port days, central line days, CLABSI rate, hospital stay costs, drug costs, laboratory, and total costs

Microorganisms	Total ^a
Klebsiella pneumoniae ssp pneumoniae	20(21.7%)
Candida species^b	15(16.3%)
Escherichia coli	13(14.1%)
Coagulase negative staphylococcus^c	8(8,6%)
Enterobacter cloacae	7(7.6%)
Klebsiella oxytoca	6(6.5%)
Streptococcus species^d	4(4.3%)
Acinetobacter baumanni complex	4(4.3%)
Staphyloccous auerus	3(3.2%)
Pseudomonas aeruginosa	3(3.2%)
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia	3(3.2%)
Enterococcus faecium	2(2.1%)
Pseudomonas putida	2(2.1%)
Enterobacter sakazakii	1(1,0%)
Trichosporan ashaii	1(1,0%)
Total	92(100,0%)

^aThere were 8 polymicrobial CLABSIs of 84 CLABSIs
^bCandida isolations included 8 C.parapsilosis, 2 C.albicans, 2 C.tropicalis, 1 C.kefyr, 1 C.guilliermondii, 1 C.krusei
^cCoagulase negative staphyloccus isolations included 5 S.hominis, and 3 S.epidermidis
^dStreptococcus speices included 2 S.mitis, 1 S.sangius and 1 S.oralis

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