Table 2.
Causative microorganisms
| Pathogen | Total (n = 109) | Percentage |
| Staphylococcus spp. | 27 | 24.8% |
| Staphylococcus aureus | 19 | 17.4% |
| MSSA | 11 | 10.1% |
| MRSA | 8 | 7.3% |
| CNS (coagulase-negative Staphylococcus) | 8 | 7.3% |
| Staphylococcus epidermidis | 4 | 3.7% |
| Staphylococcus haemoliticus | 1 | 0.9% |
| Staphylococcus lugdudensis | 2 | 1.8% |
| Staphylococcus capitis | 1 | 0.9% |
| Streptococcus spp. | 28 | 25.7% |
| Streptococcus viridans | 14 | 12.8% |
| Streptococcus sanguinis | 8 | 7.3% |
| Streptococcus mitis | 4 | 3.7% |
| Streptococcus anginosus | 1 | 0.9% |
| Streptococcus defectivus | 1 | 0.9% |
| Streptococcus gallolyticus | 9 | 8.3% |
| Former nutritional variants | 2 | 1.8% |
| Abiotrofia defective | 1 | 0.9% |
| Granulicatella adiacens | 1 | 0.9% |
| Other Streptococcaceae | 3 | 2.8% |
| Enterococcus faecalis | 11 | 10.1% |
| Actinomyces odontolyiticus | 2 | 1.8% |
| HACEK group | 2 | 1.8% |
| Gram negative other than HACEK | 3 | 2.8% |
| Candida spp. | 2 | 1.8% |
| Negative blood culture | 34 | 31.1% |
MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; MSSA, methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus.