Table 1.
Types of microorganisms detected in the throat and stool swabs of the patients. Example: Out of a total number of examined patients, Candida was detected in stool samples of 11 subjects, which makes up about 28.9%.
| N (%) | Mean percentage representation of positive samples | |
|---|---|---|
| Throat | ||
| Diphtheroids | 23 (60.5%) | 12.6 |
| Staphylococcus aureus | 37 (97.4%) | 28.7 |
| Moraxella catarrhalis | 6 (15.8%) | 30.0 |
| Streptococcus pneumonie | 9 (23.7%) | 31.1 |
| Streptococcus viridans | 35 (92.1%) | 37.7 |
| Neisseria sp. | 17 (44.7%) | 22.9 |
| Candida albicans | 4 (10.5%) | 17.5 |
| Stool | ||
| Escherichia coli | 33 (86.8%) | 53.2 |
| Enterococcus sp. | 16 (42.1%) | 16.2 |
| Citrobacter sp. | 9 (23.7%) | 29.4 |
| Candida albicans | 11 (28.9%) | 31.8 |
| Morganella morganii | 6 (15.8%) | 23.3 |
| Proteus sp. | 10 (26.3%) | 30.5 |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 6 (15.8%) | 15.0 |
| Klepsiella sp. | 4 (10.5%) | 20.0 |
| Alcaligenes faecalis | 1 (2.6%) | 20.0 |
| Enterobacter sp. | 19 (50%) | 29.7 |
| Providencia stuartii | 1 (2.6%) | 30.0 |
| Diphtheroids | 1 (2.6%) | 20.0 |
| Streptococcus sp. | 2 (5.3%) | 15.0 |
| Serratia sp. | 2 (5.3%) | 15.0 |
| Bacillus sp. | 1 (2.6%) | 10.0 |
| Providencia rettgeri | 1 (2.6%) | 30.0 |
| Throat + stool | ||
| Candida albicans | 13 (34.2%) | 32.3 |
N (%) = count (percent).