Risks of Animal Pathogens Occurring in Human Medicine
Pathogen by Infection Type (%):
_________________RTI______________________
Community-acquireda Hospital pneumoniab
(75% of all prescribed antibiotics)
___________________________________________________ SSTIc_______________UTId_________________
1. S. pneumoniae 1. S. aureus 1. S. aureus 1. E. coli
2. H. influenzae 2. P. aeruginosa 2. P. aeruginosa 2. ENT (12.8%)*
3. M. catarrhalis 3. H. influenzae 3. E. coli
4. S. pneumoniae 4. ENTEROCOCCI (8.2%)*
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None None Possible* Possible*
Source : Dr. Ron Jones and SENTRY Program publications 2001, 2002.