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. 2019 May 2;8:69. doi: 10.1186/s13756-019-0525-3

Table 3.

SSI-CRAN aetiology

SSI-CRAN aetiology
Supratentorial (n = 63) Infratentorial (n = 13) Retromastoid (n = 15) Overall (n = 91)
n % n % n % n %
GPCa Cutibacterium acnes 15 (23.8) 1 (7.7) 5 (33.3) 21 (23.1)
Staphylococcus epidermidis 13 (20.7) 4 (30.8) 4 (26.7) 21 (23.1)
MSSA c 11 (17.5) 5 (38.5) 2 (13.3) 18 (19.8)
MRSA d 3 (4.8) 0 0 3 (3.3)
CNS e 1 (1.6) 0 2 (13.3) 3 (3.3)
GNBb E.cloacae 9 (14.3) 1 (7.7) 1 (6.7) 11 (12.1)
P.aeruginosa 5 (8) 2 (15.4) 1 (6.7) 8 (8.8)
K.pneumoniae 4 (6.3) 1 (7.7) 0 5 (5.5)
E.coli 3 (4.8) 1 (7.7) 0 4 (4.4)
Polymicro (>2microorg) 1 (1.6) 0 1 (6.7) 2 (2.2)
Others 17 (27) 3 (23.1) 4 (26.7) 24 (26.4)

aGram-positive cocci

bGram-negative bacilli

cmethicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus

dmethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

eCoagulase Negative Staphylococci