Table 1. Summary of bacterial culture of human fallopian tube samples identified using an automated VITEK system.
| Bacterial identification | Number of times isolated | Monomicrobial | Vitek identification score |
|---|---|---|---|
| No growth | 14 samples | N/A | N/A |
| B. vulgatus | 1 | 0 | 99% |
| Clostridium difficile | 1 | 1 | 87%* (No distinctive odour) |
| Corynebacterium minutissimum | 1 | 0 | 93% |
| Eggerthella lenta | 1 | 0 | 99% |
| Enterococcus durans | 1 | 1 | 95% |
| E. faecalis | 5 | 4/5 | 97–99% |
| Erysipelothris rhusiopathiae | 1 | 0 | 99%* (TSI not supportive) |
| Kocuria rosea | 1 | 0 | 91% |
| Lactobacillus acidophilus | 2 | 1/2 | 50–92%* (one isolate VA SENS, second isolate low sensitivity) |
| Propionibacterium acnes | 3 | 0 | 89–92% |
| P.granulosum | 2 | 0 | 95% |
| Staphlyococcus epidermidis | 3 | 3/3 | 94–98% |
| S. lugdunensis | 1 | 0 | 99% |
| Unidentified GPB | 1 | 0 | * |
| Unidentified GPC | 1 | 0 | * |
Abbreviations: VA = Vancomycin, SENS = Sensitive, * = incorrect identification, GPB = Gram-positive bacilli, GPC = Gram-positive cocci.