Table 3.

Emerging Gram positive bacteria (182).

S. no.	Organisms (40)	No	Source(s)	Referring center	Resistance	Susceptibility	Characteristics	PubMed records
1.	Kocuria kristinae	19	Blood, Pus	Multiple	Multisensitive	Multisensitive	Cat +, Coagulase −, Ox −	8
	K. varians	4	Blood	ICU				3
	K. rosea*	2	Blood	Gynecology				2
2.	Micrococcus luteus	7	Blood	Multiple	Multisensitive	Multisensitive	Cat +, Coagulase −, Ox +	26
3.	Rothia mucilaginosa*	1	Respiratory	OPD	Multisensitive	Multisensitive	Cat +, Coagulase −, Ox −	7
4.	Lactococcus garvieae	7	Urine	Multiple	Beta-lactams, Macrolides	Vancomycin	Cat −, Coagulase -, Ox -	143
	L. lactis*	2	Urine	Gen Surgery				29
5.	Kytococcus sedentarius*	1	Urine	OPD	Multisensitive	Multisensitive	Cat +, Coagulase −, Ox −	5
6.	Gemella sanguinis	4	Respiratory	OPD	Multisensitive	Multisensitive	Cat -, Coagulase -, Ox -	4
	G. morbillorum*	2	Respiratory	Neurology				82
7.	Granulicatella adiacens	5	Multiple	OPD	Beta-lactams	Vancomycin	Cat −, Coagulase −, Ox −	16
8.	Enterococcus gallinarum*	2	Urine	Nephrology	Multisensitive	Multisensitive	Cat −, Coagulase −, Ox -	32
	E. avium*	2	Urine	OPD				24
9.	Leuconostoc mesenteroides	3	Multiple	Multiple	Beta-lactams	Aminoglycosides	Cat −, Coagulase −, Ox −	17
10.	Aerococcus viridians*	1	Pus	Burn center	Beta-lactams	3 GC, Aminoglycosides	Cat +, Coagulase -, Ox -	27
11.	Dermacoccus nishinomiyaensis*	1	Misc	Int Medicine	Multisensitive	Multisensitive	Cat +, Coagulase −, Ox +	Nil
12.	Rhodococcus equi*	1	Pus	OPD	Multisensitive	Multisensitive	Cat +, Coagulase -, Ox -	304
13.	Staphylococcus sciuri	61	Multiple	Multiple	Multiresistant	Vancomycin, Linezolid	Cat +, Coagulase +, Ox+	31
	S. cohnii	5	Blood	Multiple	Multiresistant	Multiresistant	Cat +, Coagulase −, Ox -	24
	S. xylosus	5	Blood	Multiple	Multiresistant	Multiresistant	Cat +, Coagulase −, Ox −	12
	S. lentus	4	Multiple	Multiple	Multiresistant	Multiresistant	Cat +, Coagulase −, Ox −	2
	S. warneri	4	Multiple	Multiple	Multiresistant	Multiresistant	Cat +, Coagulase −, Ox −	24
	S. lugdunensis	3	Multiple	Multiple	Multiresistant	Multiresistant	Cat +, Coagulase −, Ox −	161
	S. capitis	3	Blood	NICU	Multiresistant	Multiresistant	Cat −, Coagulase −, Ox −	14
	S. hyicus*	2	Multiple	Multiple	Multiresistant	Tetracycline, Rifampin	Cat +, Coagulase +, Ox −	31
	S. simulans*	2	Multiple	Multiple	Multiresistant Multiresistant	Quinolones, Vancomycin	Cat +, Coagulase −, Ox −	13
	S. caprae*	1	Body fluid	Orthopedics	Multiresistant	Multiresistant	Cat +, Coagulase −, Ox -	13
	S. chromogenes*	1	Pus	NICU		Multiresistant	Cat +, Coagulase −, Ox -	1
14.	Streptococcus mitis	7	Multiple	Multiple	Multisensitive	Multisensitive	Cat −, Coagulase −, Ox -	124
	S. thoraltensis	4	Multiple	Multiple				Nil
	S. pasteurianus	3	Multiple	Multiple				310
	S. ciferrii	3	Blood	ICU				35
	S. ovis*	2	Misc	OPD				1
	S. alactolyticus*	2	Misc	Int Medicine				Nil
	S. bovis*	1	Multiple	Multiple				Nil
	S. sanguinis*	1	Multiple	Multiple				29
	S. parasanguinis*	1	Pus	Int Medicine				6
	S. pluranimalium*	1	Misc	Int Medicine				Nil
	S. porcinus*	1	Pus	Oncology				4
	S. equisimilis*	1	Blood	OPD				Nil

Note: *All these isolates would require further surveillance for possible emerging infections.

Key: Cat – Catalase, Ox – Oxidase, 3GC – Third generation cephalosporins, SXT – Sulphamethoxazole-Trimethoprim, Int Medicine – Internal Medicine, Misc – Miscellaneous, ICU – Multidisciplinary Intensive Care Unit, NICU – Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, OPD – Out Patient Department, Figures in brackets against table title represent the cumulative frequency, Figures in brackets against organisms represent sum of all species.