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. 2022 Apr 24;14(4):e24451. doi: 10.7759/cureus.24451

Table 1. Distribution of specimens' sources of tested Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacterial isolates.

ECO: Escherichia coli; STA: Staphylococcus aureus; SAL: Salmonella species; KLE: Klebsiella species; PRO: Proteus species; PSE: Pseudomonas species; STR: Streptococcus species.

  Bacterial isolates n(%)
  Gram-negative (N = 85) Gram-positive (N = 26)  
Source ECO KLE PSE SAL STA STR Source total
Urine 55 (49.6) 7 (6.3) 2 (1.8) 0 (0) 3 (2.7) 3 (2.7) 71 (64.0)
Stool 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 13 (11.7) 0 (0) 2 (1.8) 15 (13.5)
Vaginal secretions 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (.00) 0 (0) 2 (1.8) 2 (1.8) 7 (6.3)
Pus 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (.00) 0 (0) 9 (8.1) 1 (0.90) 12 (10.81)
Blood 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (.00) 0 (0) 0 (0) 3 (2.7) 3 (2.7)
Catheter sip 1 (0.90) 0 (0) 0 (.00) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 2 (1.8)
Urethra 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (.00) 0 (0) 1 (0.90) 0 (0) 1 (0.9)
Specie total 56 (50.4) 7 (6.3) 2 (1.8) 13 (11.7) 15 (13.5) 11 (9.9) 111 (100)