TABLE 2.
Other bacterial species and organisms growing on solid media
| Organism | No. (%) of isolates recovered on the following medium (total no. of plates):
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|---|---|---|---|
| BPSA (n = 526) | Ashdown's medium (n = 524) | B. cepacia medium (n = 524) | |
| Staphylococcus spp. | 13 (2) | 4 (1) | 4 (1) |
| Enterococcus spp. | 5 (1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Klebsiella species | 4 (1) | 5 (1) | 8 (2) |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 4 (1) | 5 (1) | 4 (1) |
| Other gram-negative bacilli, not further identified | 7 (2) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Fungi | 14 (3) | 0 (0) | 8 (2) |
| Mixed organismsa | 20 (4) | 7 (1) | 13 (2) |
| Colonies, not further identified | 96 (18) | 52 (10) | 51 (10) |
| Total | 163 (31) | 73 (14) | 88 (17) |
a
Two or more species in addition to B. pseudomallei.