Table 2 Spectrum of organisms isolated from the evisceration contents
Organism | Number (%) | |
|---|---|---|
Gram-positive organisms (n = 183) | Streptococcus pneumoniae | 68 (37.15) |
Staphylococcus epidermidis | 31 (16.93) | |
Staphylococcus aureus | 22 (12.02) | |
Bacillus spp. | 12 (6.55) | |
Β-hemolytic Streptococci | 12 (6.55) | |
Corynebacterium spp. | 10 (5.46) | |
α- hemolytic streptococci | 7 (3.82) | |
Staphylococcus spp. | 5 (2.73) | |
Coagulase-negative staphylococci | 4 (2.18) | |
Non-hemolytic Streptococci | 3 (1.63) | |
Leuconostoc spp. | 2 (1.09) | |
Brevibacterium spp. | 2 (1.09) | |
Enteorcoccus spp. | 1 (0.54) | |
Kocuriaspp | 1 (0.54) | |
Mycobacterium spp. | 1 (0.54) | |
Nocardia spp. | 1 (0.54) | |
Pentoea spp. | 1(0.54) | |
Gram-negative organisms (n = 87) | Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 47 (54.02) |
Escherechia coli | 11 (12.64) | |
Enterobacter spp. | 7 (8.04) | |
Hemophilus spp. | 4 (4.59) | |
Klebsiella spp. | 4 (4.59) | |
Pseudomonas spp. | 4 (4.59) | |
Acenitobacter spp. | 3 (3.44) | |
Citrobacter spp. | 2 (2.29) | |
Serratia spp. | 2 (2.29) | |
Burkholderia spp. | 1 (1.14) | |
Weeksellavirosa | 1 (1.14) | |
Non-fermenting gram-negative bacilli | 1 (1.14) | |
Fungi (n = 137) | Fusarium spp | 19 (13.86) |
Unidentified hyaline fungi | 26 (18.97) | |
Aspergillus spp. | 58 (42.33) | |
Unidentified dematecious fungi | 11 (8.02) | |
Candida spp. | 3 (2.18) | |
Acremonium spp. | 8 (5.83) | |
Exserohilum spp. | 2 (1.45) | |
Colletotrichum spp. | 2 (1.45) | |
Phialophora spp. | 1 (0.72) | |
Alternaria spp. | 1 (0.72) | |
Penicillium spp. | 1(0.72) | |
Absidia spp. | 1(0.72) | |
Lasiodiplodia spp. | 1(0.72) | |
Curvularia spp. | 1(0.72) | |
Cladosporium spp. | 1(0.72) | |
Mucor | 1(0.72) | |
Parasitic organisms (n = 5) | Acanthameba spp. | 5 (100) |