Table 3.
Detection rate of pathogenic bacteria from an abscess or necrotic tissue by group
| Group II (36/61) | No (%) | Group III (51/74) | No (%) | Group IV (8/13) | No (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Facultative anaerobic] | 33 | [Facultative anaerobic] | 36 | [Facultative anaerobic] | 10 |
| Streptococcus spp.a | 28 (84.8) | Streptococcus spp.b | 31 (86.1) | Streptococcus spp.c | 9 (90.0) |
| Staphylococcus spp.d | 3 (9.1) | Staphylococcus spp.e | 2 (5.6) | Actinomyces spp. | 1 (10.0) |
| Klebsiella pneumoniae | 1 (3.0) | Actinomyces odontolyticus | 1 (2.8) | ||
| Haemophilus spp. | 1 (3.0) | Lactobacillus casei | 1 (2.8) | ||
| Propionibacterium acnes | 1 (2.8) | ||||
| [Obligate anaerobic] | 17 | [Obligate anaerobic] | 43 | [Obligate anaerobic] | 11 |
| Parvimonas micra | 6 (35.3) | Parvimonas micra | 18 (41.9) | Prevotella spp.f | 6 (54.5) |
| Prevotella spp.g | 4 (23.5) | Prevotella spp.h | 10 (23.3) | Parvimonas micra | 2 (18.2) |
| Veillonella spp. | 3 (17.6) | Peptostreptococcus spp. i | 6 (14.0) | Peptostreptococcus spp. j | 2 (18.2) |
| Peptostreptococcus spp. | 1 (5.9) | Porphyromonas spp. | 3 (7.0) | Eggerthella catenafoemis | 1 (9.1) |
| Bacteroides spp. | 1 (5.9) | Fusobacterium spp. k | 3 (7.0) | ||
| Porphyromonas spp. | 1 (5.9) | Anaerococcus spp. l | 2 (4.7) | ||
| Fusobacterium nucleatum | 1 (5.9) | Finegoldia magna | 1 (2.3) |
aS. anginosus (6); S. constellatus (5); S. sanguinis (2); S. mitis (2); S. parasanguinis (1); S. gordonii (1); S. Salivarius (1); unidentified species (10)
bS. constellatus (11); S. anginosus (8); S. intermedius (4); S. mitis (1); S. sanguinis (1); S. gordonii (1); unidentified species (5)
cS. constellatus (2); S. anginosus (2); S. cristatus (2); S. salivarius (2); S. intermedius (1)
dS. aureus (1); methicillin-resistant S. aureus (1); methicillin-susceptible S aureus (1)
eS. aureus (1); S. hominis (1)
fP. Intermedia (3); P. buccae (1); P. Melaninogenica (1); unidentified species (5)
gP. intermedia (3); P. oris (1)
hP. intermedia (3); P. buccae (2); P. oris (1); unidentified species (4)
iP. anaerobius (3); unidentified species (3)
jP. asaccharolytics (1); P. anaerobius (1)
kF. nucleatum (2); unidentified species (1)
lA. prevotii (1); unidentified species (1)