Table 5.
Frequency of bacterial species isolated
| Species | MSU n (%) |
CSU n (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Staphylococcus | 37 (35.9) | 4 (21.1) |
| Enterococcus | 20 (19.4) | 2 (10.5) |
| Escherichia coli | 17 (16.5) | 0 (0.0) |
| Lactobacillus | 9 (8.7) | 4 (21.1) |
| Streptococcus | 9 (8.7) | 3 (15.8) |
| Corynebacterium | 5 (4.9) | 2 (10.5) |
| Yeast | 3 (2.9) | 2 (10.5) |
| Proteus | 1 (1.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Unidentifiablea | 2 (1.9) | 2 (10.5) |
| Total number of species | 103 | 19 |
aUnidentified bacteria were colonies that could not be isolated and were recultured in aerobic conditions on chromogenic culture media or chocolate blood agar, and therefore it was not possible to perform gram stain or biochemical tests for identification