TABLE 4.

Surveillance culture results

Organism	No. of patients with a positive culture resulta
	Stool sample			Throat swab
	C (n = 41)b	CV (n = 43)	P	C (n = 41)	CV (n = 43)	P
CoNS	18	10	0.045	15	8	0.06
Alpha streptococci	10	9	0.71	37	26	0.002
Candida spp.	22	26	0.53	19	14	0.20
Gram-negative bacteria	NA	NA		6	4	NS

^aC, ciprofloxacin group; CV, ciprofloxacin-vancomycin group; NA, not available; NS, not significant. 

^bn indicates total number of patients.