Table 5.
Spectrum of organisms isolated in postoperative infections.
| Organism/Infection | Meningitis | UTI | Pneumonia | Wound infection | Diarrhoea | Sepsis | MRSA/VRE/CRO/ESBL-producing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staphylococcus aureus | 1 | 2 | 1/3 | ||||
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Enterococcus | 2 | 1 | 1/3 | ||||
| Escherichia coli | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2/14 | ||
| Klebsiella pneumoniae | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5/10 | ||
| Stenotrophomonas | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Citrobacter | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Enterobacter | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Salmonella typhi | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Acinetobacter baumanii | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3/4 |
MRSA-Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus.
VRE-Vancomycin-resistant enterococci.
CRO-Colistin-resistant organism.
ESBL-Extended-spectrum beta lactamase.