Table 2.

Frequencies of Bacteria Isolated from Patients with Ear Infection at the UoGCSH from Jan 2013 to Dec 2018

Bacterial Isolates		Frequency	Percentage
Gram-positive bacteria	Staphylococcus aureus	75	27.88
	Streptococcus pyogenes	12	4.46
	Coagulase -ve staphylococci	8	2.97
	Streptococcus pneumoniae	5	1.86
	Viridans streptococci	5	1.86
	Other streptococcus species	5	1.86
	Total	110	40.9
Gram-negative bacteria	Proteus mirabilis	28	10.4
	Proteus vulgaris	23	8.55
	Escherichia coli	20	7.43
	Pseudomonas aeruginosa	19	7.06
	Klebsiella pneumoniae	11	4.09
	Citrobacter species	15	5.58
	Other LF G-ve rods	11	4.09
	Other NLF G-ve rods	11	4.09
	Other Proteus species	5	1.86
	Other Pseudomonas species	5	1.86
	Salmonella species	5	1.86
	Other Klebsiella species	4	1.49
	Haemophilus influenzae	2	0.74
	Total	159	59.1
Grand total		269	100

Abbreviations: LF, lactose fermenter; NLF, non-lactose fermenter; G-ve, Gram-negative.