Table 3.
Infective complications: microbial agents in early and late events.
| Microbial agent | Relative rate of incidence, n (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Early infections (39 episodes) | Late infections (187 episodes) | |
| Coagulase-negative Staphylococci | 20 (51.3) | 56 (29.9) |
| Pseudomonas species | 10 (25.6) | 47 (25.2) |
| Sternotrophomonas maltophylia | 6 (15.4) | 30 (16.1) |
| Escherichia coli | / | 15 (8.0) |
| Staphylococcus aureus | 3 (7.7) | 14 (7.5) |
| Enterococcus faecalis | / | 9 (4.8) |
| Candida species | / | 8 (4.3) |
| Enterococcus | / | 4 (2.1) |
| Klebsiella pneumoniae | / | 4 (2.1) |