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DNSI: deep neck space infection
| Bacteriology in patients with DNSI (n=183) | ||
| Bacteriology | Number of patients | Percentages |
| Streptococcus pyogenes | 72 | 39.3% |
| Staphylococcus aureus | 39 | 21.3% |
| Streptococcus viridans | 17 | 9.3% |
| Peptostreptococcus | 15 | 8.2% |
| Bacteroides | 11 | 6% |
| Mycobacterium tuberculosis | 7 | 3.9% |
| Negative culture | 6 | 3.3% |
| Klebsiella pneumonia | 5 | 2.6% |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 4 | 2.2% |
| Escherichia coli | 4 | 2.2% |
| Streptococcus pneumoniae | 3 | 1.7% |
