Table 2. Microbiological isolated bacteria from 408 patients*.
| Bacteria strains | Levofloxacin | Ciprofloxacin | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Frequency of isolation | Incidence in 209 patients (%) | Number | Frequency of isolation | Incidence in 199 patients (%) | |
| Enterococcus | 16 | 19 | 7.66 | 16 | 19 | 8.04 |
| Atypical pathogens | 10 | 10 | 4.78 | 9 | 9 | 4.52 |
| Enterobacteriaceae | 105 | 117 | 50.24 | 97 | 107 | 48.74 |
| Non-fermenting bacteria | 7 | 7 | 3.35 | 5 | 5 | 2.51 |
| Anaerobes | 6 | 6 | 2.87 | 7 | 7 | 3.52 |
| Fungi | 1 | 1 | 0.48 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gram-positive bacteria | 3 | 3 | 1.44 | 2 | 2 | 1.01 |
| Haemophilus | 1 | 1 | 0.48 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| Neisseria | 1 | 1 | 0.48 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Staphylococcus | 74 | 82 | 35.41 | 79 | 82 | 39.70 |
| Streptococcus | 10 | 11 | 4.78 | 6 | 6 | 3.02 |
*The ‘Number' columns refer to the frequency of bacteria, with two isolated bacteria found in one patient. The ‘Frequency of isolation' columns refer to the total frequency of the isolated bacteria, while the frequency of isolation from VB1, VB2 and VB3 may be more than one. The ‘Incidence' columns refer to the number of patients from whom the bacteria was isolated as a percentage of the Levofloxacin or Ciprofloxacin groups.