Table 2.
Bacterial strains retrieved during 41 episodes of cyst infection in 36 patients with ADPKD
| Infection (patients/episodes) | Positive Culture
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Urine | Blood | Cyst Fluid | |
| Definite renal cyst infection (6/6) | Escherichia coli (1)Staphylococcus aureus (1) | Escherichia coli(1) | Escherichia coli (1)Staphylococcus aureus (1)Streptococcus (1)Anaerobic (1) |
| Likely renal cyst infection (24/25) | Escherichia coli (13)Lactobacillus (1) | Escherichia coli (2) | |
| Liver cyst infection (6/10) | Escherichia coli (5)Enterococcus faecium (2) | Citrobacter freundii (1) | |