Table 3.
Aetiology of blood and urine cultures within 14 days of the TRUS PBx.
| Blood cultures | Urine cultures | |
|---|---|---|
| Cultures drawn, n (%) | 204 (100) | 428 (100) |
| Total positive cultures, n (%) | 88 (43) * | 159 (37) † |
| Bacteria, n (%) | 90 (100) | 161 (100) |
| Escherichia coli | 79 (88) | 130 (82) |
| Klebsiella pneumoniae | 4 (4) | 5 (3) |
| Clostridium perfringens | 1 (1) | |
| Comamonas species | 1 (1) | 1 (1) |
| Prevotella species | 1 (1) | |
| Providencia rettgeri | 1 (1) | |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 1 (1) | 2 (1) |
| Streptococcus mitis | 1 (1) | |
| Streptococcus salivarius | 1 (1) | |
| Enterococcus faecalis | 13 (8) | |
| Acinetobacter species | 3 (2) | |
| Serratia marcescens | 2 (1) | |
| Aerococcus urinae | 1 (1) | |
| Group G streptococci | 1 (1) | |
| Klebsiella oxytoca | 1 (1) | |
| Morganella morganii | 1 (1) | |
| Proteus vulgaris | 1 (1) |
*
Staphylococcus aureus, S. epidermidis and other coagulase‐negative Staphylococci spp. were all excluded as they were considered unrelated to TRUS PBx.
†
Staphylococcus aureus, coagulase‐negative Staphylococci, all type of mixed flora and Candida spp., were all excluded as they were considered unrelated to TRUS PBx.