Table 4.
Number of abscesses | Organism isolated | Frequency |
---|---|---|
Single abscess | E. coli | 6 |
S. aureus | 4 | |
Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus | 4 | |
Acinetobacter spp. | 2 | |
P. aeruginosa | 2 | |
Burkholderiacephacia | 1 | |
K. pneumonia | 1 | |
Multiple abscess | S. aureus | 3 |
E. coli | 2 | |
Coagulase-negative staphylococcus | 2 | |
Total | 27* |
*One patient has dual growth of E. coli and S. aureus from single pus culture with S. aureus growth in blood culture. E. coli: Escherichia coli, S. aureus: Staphylococcus aureus, P. aeruginosa: Pseudomonas aeruginosa, K. pneumonia: Klebsiella pneumoniae