Table 2 Microbiological spectrum
Isolate | Number | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Group A In-house (N = 50) | Group B Referred (N = 50) | |||
Gram positive (n = 31 in A, n = 19 in B, P = 0.027a) | Staphylococcus | Coagulase negative Staphylococcus | 5 | 9 |
Staphylococcus epidermidis | 7 | 2 | ||
Staphylococcus aureus | 5 | 0 | ||
Total | 17 | 11 | ||
Streptococcus | Streptococcus pneumoniae | 9 | 2 | |
Streptococcus species | 2 | 1 | ||
Total | 11 | 3 | ||
Others | Bacillus species | 3 | 1 | |
Corynebacterium species | 0 | 2 | ||
Nocardia species | 0 | 2 | ||
Total | 3 | 5 | ||
Gram negative (n = 12 in A, n = 26 in B, P = 0.007a) | Pseudomonas | Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 8 | 11 |
Pseudomonas species | 0 | 5 | ||
Total | 8 | 16 | ||
Others | Enterobacteriaceae | 4 | 4 | |
Other Gram negative bacteria | 0 | 6 | ||
Total | 4 | 10 | ||
Others | Fungi | Fungi | 4 | 4 |
Mixed infections | Multiple bacteria | 1 | 1 | |
Bacterium + Fungus | 2 | 0 | ||
Total | 3 | 1 | ||