HAI Pathogens and Antimicrobial Resistance Report, 2018-2021
Adult Data Tables
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Table 6. The Top 15 PVAP Pathogens Reported to NHSN, by Facility Type, Adults, 2018-2021
Acute Care Hospitals (n=1,155 hospitals) |
LTACHs1,2 (n=110 hospitals) |
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Pathogen | # Pathogens | % Pathogens | Rank | # Pathogens | % Pathogens | Rank |
Staphylococcus aureus | 4,556 | 29.6 | 1 | 65 | 18.7 | 2 |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 2,062 | 13.4 | 2 | 105 | 30.2 | 1 |
Select Klebsiella spp. | 1,869 | 12.1 | 3 | 38 | 10.9 | 3 |
Enterobacter spp. | 932 | 6.1 | 4 | 14 | 4.0 | 7 |
Escherichia coli | 802 | 5.2 | 5 | 16 | 4.6 | 6 |
Serratia spp. | 783 | 5.1 | 6 | 25 | 7.2 | 4 |
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia | 699 | 4.5 | 7 | 11 | 3.2 | 8 |
Haemophilus influenzae | 628 | 4.1 | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | . |
Streptococcus spp. | 582 | 3.8 | 9 | 3 | 0.9 | 14 |
Acinetobacter spp. | 443 | 2.9 | 10 | 23 | 6.6 | 5 |
Proteus spp. | 243 | 1.6 | 11 | 9 | 2.6 | 9 |
Citrobacter spp. | 212 | 1.4 | 12 | 2 | 0.6 | 15 |
Coronavirus3 | 169 | 1.1 | 13 | 0 | 0.0 | . |
Moraxella catarrhalis | 86 | 0.6 | 14 | 0 | 0.0 | . |
Virus, not specified | 75 | 0.5 | 15 | 0 | 0.0 | . |
Other pathogen | 1,244 | 8.1 | 37 | 10.6 | ||
Total | 15,385 | 100.0 | 348 | 100.0 |
Note: Refer to Technical Resources for more information about the acronyms and terms used in this table.
Footnotes:
- Some rankings are not shown: Providencia stuartii (#10, 1.7%); Pseudomonas not specified and Corynebacterium striatum (#11, 1.4%); Non-fermentative gram-negative bacillus (#13, 1.1%).
- Citrobacter , Klebsiella not specified, and Pseudomonas putida are tied for ranking #15.
- Consists of pathogens reported as “human coronavirus” and SARS-CoV-2. Among those pathogens reported in this category, 167 (99%) were reported in 2020-2021.
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