Table 2.
Details of Pathogens Identified (n = 101)
| Pathogen | No.a |
|---|---|
| Gram-positive | 88 |
| Staphylococcus aureus | |
| Methicillin-sensitive | 63 |
| Methicillin-resistant | 3 |
| Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus | 2 |
| Viridans group Streptococcus | 5 |
| Beta-hemolytic Streptococcus | 4 |
| Milleri group Streptococcus | 4 |
| Streptococcus pneumoniae | 2 |
| Enterococcus sp. | 2 |
| Bacillus sp. | 1 |
| Peptostreptococcus sp. | 1 |
| Propionibacterium sp. | 1 |
| Gram-negative | 7 |
| Escherichia sp. | 3 |
| Burkholderia sp. | 1 |
| Fusobacterium sp. | 1 |
| Klebsiella sp. | 1 |
| Serratia sp. | 1 |
| More than 1 organism identifiedb | 6 |
aAs n = 101, No. is roughly equal to the percentage of each organism.
bPathogens identified are as follows: patient 1 – Beta-hemolytic Streptococcus + milleri group Streptococcus; patient 2 – Escherichia coli + milleri group Streptococcus; patient 3 – Corynebacterium sp. + coagulase-negative Staphylococcus; patient 4 – methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus + beta-hemolytic Streptococcus; patient 5 – Klebsiella sp. + gram-positive cocci (unidentified); patient 6 – Escherichia sp. + Bacteroides sp. + Pseudomonas sp.