TABLE 1.
Distribution of microorganisms isolateda
| Definitive ID | No. of monomicrobial isolates | No. of polymicrobial isolates | Total no. of isolates (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gram-positive bacteria | |||
| CoNS | 45 | 5 | 50 (28.7) |
| Staphylococcus aureus | 13 | 2 | 15 (8.6) |
| Enterococcus faecium | 9 | 2 | 11 (6.3) |
| Enterococcus faecalis | 7 | 0 | 7 (4.0) |
| Enterococcus casseliflavus/E. gallinarum | 1 | 0 | 1 (0.6) |
| Viridans streptococci | 7 | 1 | 8 (4.6) |
| Streptococcus agalactiae | 1 | 0 | 1 (0.6) |
| Streptococcus anginosus group | 2 | 1 | 3 (1.7) |
| Streptococcus dysgalactiae (group G) | 1 | 0 | 1 (0.6) |
| Streptococcus pneumoniae | 1 | 0 | 1 (0.6) |
| Streptococcus pyogenes | 2 | 0 | 2 (1.1) |
| Micrococcus spp. | 3 | 2 | 5 (2.9) |
| Gemella haemolysans | 2 | 0 | 2 (1.1) |
| Granulicatella adiacens | 1 | 1 | 2 (1.1) |
| Subtotal | 95 | 14 | 109 (62.6) |
| Gram-negative bacteria | |||
| Escherichia coli | 23 | 0 | 23 (13.2) |
| Klebsiella pneumoniae | 5 | 2 | 7 (4.0) |
| Enterobacter cloacae | 3 | 1 | 4 (2.3) |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 2 | 1 | 3 (1.7) |
| Serratia marcescens | 1 | 2 | 3 (1.7) |
| Klebsiella oxytoca | 0 | 2 | 2 (1.1) |
| Enterobacter asburiae | 0 | 2 | 2 (1.1) |
| Chryseobacterim indologenes | 1 | 1 | 2 (1.1) |
| Acinetobacter ursingii | 1 | 1 | 2 (1.1) |
| Acinetobacter baumannii complex | 1 | 0 | 1 (0.6) |
| Burkholderia cepacia complex | 1 | 0 | 1 (0.6) |
| Campylobacter jejuni | 1 | 0 | 1 (0.6) |
| Citrobacter freundii | 0 | 1 | 1 (0.6) |
| Citrobacter koseri | 1 | 0 | 1 (0.6) |
| Haemophilus influenzae | 1 | 0 | 1 (0.6) |
| Haemophilus parainfluenae | 1 | 0 | 1 (0.6) |
| Morganella morganii | 1 | 0 | 1 (0.6) |
| Pseudomonas stutzeri | 1 | 0 | 1 (0.6) |
| Raoultella sp. | 1 | 0 | 1 (0.6) |
| Rhizobium radiobacter | 0 | 1 | 1 (0.6) |
| Stenotrophomonas maltophilia | 1 | 0 | 1 (0.6) |
| Subtotal | 46 | 14 | 60 (34.5) |
| Yeast | |||
| Candida parapsilosis | 2 | 0 | 2 (1.1) |
| Candida kefyr | 1 | 0 | 1 (0.6) |
| Saccharomyces cerevisiae | 1 | 0 | 1 (0.6) |
| Cryptococcus neoformans | 1 | 0 | 1 (0.6) |
| Subtotal | 5 | 0 | 5 (2.9) |
| Total | 146 | 28 | 174 |
a
ID, identification; CoNS, coagulase-negative staphylococcus.