Table 3.
Distribution of isolated pathogens in total and between both groups
| Variable | Total | Group 1 | Group 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staphylococcus epidermidis | 20 (14 m, 4 b, 1 t) | 9 | 11 |
| Methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus | 13 (m) | 4 | 9 |
| Enterococcus faecalis | 7 (3 m, 3 b, 1 t) | 3 | 4 |
| Propionibacterium acnes | 5 (3 m, 1 b, 1 t) | 4 | 1 |
| Staphylococcus hominis | 3 (1 m, 2 b) | 1 | 2 |
| Escherichia coli | 3 (2 m, 1 b) | 2 | 1 |
| Enterobacter cloacae | 3 (1 m, 2 t) | 3 | 0 |
| Staphylococcus haemolyticus | 2 (1 m, 1 t) | 1 | 1 |
| Corynebacterium tuberculostearicum | 1 (m) | 1 | 0 |
| Clostridium perfringens | 1 (b) | 0 | 1 |
| Citrobacter koseri | 1 (b) | 0 | 1 |
| Corynebacterium amycolatum | 1 (f) | 0 | 1 |
| Corynebacterium jeikeium | 1 (b) | 1 | 0 |
| Staphylococcus lugdunensis | 1 (m) | 0 | 1 |
| Enterobacter cloacae 3MRGN | 1 (m) | 0 | 1 |
| Finegoldia magna | 1 (m) | 1 | 0 |
| Staphylococcus capitis | 1 (b) | 1 | 0 |
| Klebsiella pneumoniae 3MRGN | 1 (m) | 0 | 1 |
| Proteus mirabilis | 1 (b) | 0 | 1 |
| Candida albicans | 1 (b) | 0 | 1 |
| Staphylococcus pettenkoferi | 1 (b) | 0 | 1 |
| Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus | 1 (m) | 1 | 0 |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 1 (m) | 0 | 1 |
In the parentheses the distribution of each pathogen in mono-, bi-, tri-, or tetra-microbial is being demonstrated.
m, monomicrobial; b, bi-microbial; t, tri-microbial; f, tetra-microbial; MRGN, multi-resistant Gram negative.