| Growth culture |
|
|
|
| Total number of: |
|
|
|
| 1. Positive pus culture |
18 |
15 |
33 (78.6) |
| 2. Monomicrobial culture |
13 |
10 |
23 (54.8) |
| 3. Polymicrobial culture |
5 |
5 |
10 (23.8) |
| 4. Positive blood culture |
9 |
7 |
16 (38.1) |
| 5. Positive pus and blood culture |
9 |
7 |
16 (38.1) |
|
Organism cultured (pus)
|
|
|
|
| 1. Klebsiella pneumonia
|
10 |
4 |
14 (33.3) |
| 2. Streptococcus anginosus group
|
|
|
10 (23.8) |
| – Strep. anginosus
|
2 |
4 |
6 |
| – Strep. intermedius
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
| – Strep. constellatus
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
| 3. Escherichia coli
|
3 |
3 |
6 (14.3) |
| 4. Enterobacter faecium
|
2 |
3 |
5 (11.9) |
| 5. Entamoeba histolytica
|
1 |
2 |
3 (7.1) |
| 6. Candida species
|
0 |
3 |
3 (7.1) |
| 7. Klebsiella oxytoca
|
0 |
2 |
2 (4.8) |
| 8. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
|
0 |
2 |
2 (4.8) |
| 9. Aeromonas species
|
1 |
0 |
1 (2.4) |
| 10. Bacteroides ovatus
|
1 |
0 |
1 (2.4) |
| 11. Enterobacter cloacae
|
0 |
1 |
1 (2.4) |
| 12. Fasciola hepatica
|
0 |
1 |
1 (2.4) |
| 13. Kluyvera species
|
1 |
0 |
1 (2.4) |
| 14. Lactococcus lactis
|
1 |
0 |
1 (2.4) |
| 15. Mixed anaerobic bacteria
|
0 |
1 |
1 (2.4) |
| 16. Nocardia farcinica
|
1 |
0 |
1 (2.4) |
| 17. Serratia marcescens
|
1 |
0 |
1 (2.4) |
| 18. Streptococcus sanguinis
|
1 |
0 |
1 (2.4) |
| 19. Strongyloides species
|
0 |
1 |
1 (2.4) |
| 20. No growth |
4 |
5 |
9 (21.4) |
|
Organism cultured (blood)
|
3 |
|
|
| 1. Klebsiella pneumonia
|
|
2 |
5 (11.9) |
| 2. Streptococcus anginosus group
|
|
|
4 (9.5) |
| – Strep. anginosus
|
2 |
0 |
2 |
| – Strep. intermedius
|
0 |
2 |
2 |
| 3. Escherichia coli
|
1 |
1 |
2 (4.8) |
| 4. Staphylococcus species
|
1 |
1 |
2 (4.8) |
| 5. Enterobacter faecium
|
0 |
1 |
1 (2.4) |
| 6. Bacteroides fragillis
|
1 |
0 |
1 (2.4) |
| 7. Candida species
|
1 |
0 |
1 (2.4) |
| 8. Streptococcus sanguinis
|
1 |
0 |
1 (2.4) |
| 9. No growth |
12 |
10 |
22 (52.4) |
| 10. Not done |
1 |
3 |
4 (9.5) |
