Table 2.

Pathogens

	Meningitis		Ventriculitis		All
	(n = 36)		(n = 9)		(n = 45)
	n	%	n	%	n	%
Coagulase negative staphylococci	3	8.3%	2	22.2%	5	11.1%
Enterococcus faecalis	4	11.1%	0	0.0%	4	8.9%
Group B streptococcus	3	8.3%	0	0.0%	3	6.7%
Staphylococcus aureus	1	2.8%	1	11.1%	2	4.4%
Gram Positive	11	30.6%	3	33.3%	14	31.1%
Escherichia coli	7	19.4%	3	33.3%	10	22.2%
Klebsiella pneumoniae	7	19.4%	1	11.1%	8	17.8%
Enterobacter cloacae	4	11.1%	2	22.2%	6	13.3%
Klebsiella oxytoca	4	11.1%	0	0.0%	4	8.9%
Enterobacter aerogenes	2	5.6%	0	0.0%	2	4.4%
Serratia marcescens	1	2.8%	0	0.0%	1	2.2%
Gram Negative	25	69.4%	6	66.7%	31	68.9%

No significant difference between meningitis and ventriculitis groups