Objective To investigate the distribution characteristics and drug resistance of pathogenic bacteria in intensive care unit(ICU) and provide scientific evidence for clinically reasonable use of antibiotics. Methods Specimens from hospitalized intensive care unit patients in 2015 were obtained for routine bacterial isolation and culture. Results A total of 554 bacterial strains were isolated from 1326 specimens, in which Gram-negative bacilli accounted for 462 stains (83.4%),Gram-positive cocci accounted for 48 stains (8.7%),and fungi accounted for 44 stains (7.9%). Gram-negative bacilli of the top five were Acinetobacter baumannii,Pseudomonas aeruginosa,Klebsiella pneumoniae, Serratia marcescens and Escherichia coli,and the rate of multiple resistant bacteria was relatively high.Staphylococcus aureus were the main Gram-positive cocci, including MRSA accounted for 78.3%(25/32). Conclusion The monitoring of ICU clinical pathogens and their resistance should be strengthened. It is a great significance to use antibiotics rationally according to the results of susceptibility testing, in order to control the occurrence of resistant bacteria , prevent and control hospital infection and infection outbreak.