Table 54-1.

Normal Flora That Can Cause Disease When Anatomic Barriers Are Disrupted

Compromised Host Defense: Anatomic Disruption	Bacteria	Fungi
Oral cavity, esophagus	α-Hemolytic streptococci, oral anaerobes	Candida species
Lower gastrointestinal tract	Enterococci	Candida species
	Enteric organisms
	Anaerobes
Skin	Gram-positive bacilli	Candida species
	Staphylococci, streptococci	Aspergillus
	Corynebacterium, Bacillus species
	Mycobacterium fortuitum, Mycobacterium chelonei
Urinary tract	Enterococci	Candida species
	Enteric organisms