TABLE 1.
Microorganisms recovered from samples from controls and cases
| Microorganism | No. (%) of samples yielding growth |
|
|---|---|---|
| Controls (n = 120) | Cases (n = 38) | |
| Enterococcus spp. | 0 (0.0) | 35 (100.0) |
| Streptococcus viridans group | 28 (23.3) | 3 (8.6) |
| Escherichia coli | 64 (53.3) | 17 (48.6) |
| Other Enterobacteriaceaea | 39 (32.5) | 15 (42.9) |
| Bacteroides fragilis group | 23 (19.2) | 10 (28.6) |
| Other anaerobesb | 13 (10.8) | 6 (17.1) |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 12 (10) | 3 (8.6) |
| Other aerobes/facultative bacteriac | 10 (8.3) | 1 (2.9) |
| Yeastsd | 5 (4.2) | 5 (14.3) |
a
Includes isolates from the genera Klebsiella, Proteus, Morganella, Citrobacter, and Serratia.
b
Includes isolates from the genera Clostridium, Fusobacterium, Peptostreptococcus, Prevotella, Veillonella, and Leuconostoc.
c
Includes isolates from the genera Acinetobacter, Aeromonas, and Propionibacterium.
d
Includes isolates from the genera Candida and Torulopsis.