Table 2.
The causative organisms
| Causative organism | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 4 | Group 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staphylococcus aureus | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 23 |
| Staphylococcus epidermidis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Escherichia coli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Enterobacter cloacae | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Streptococcus viridans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Streptococcus hemolyticus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Streptococcus spp. | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Enterococcus faecalis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Enterococcus spp. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Klebsiella pneumoniae | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Citrobacter amalonaticus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bacteroides spp. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alcaligenes spp. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mycobacterium tuberculosis | 15 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| Mycobacterium intracellulare | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mycobacterium avium | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
The numbers indicate the number of the patients in whom the organisms were detected