Table 2
Distribution of organisms in positive bacterial cultures (1989–98)
| No of bacterial isolates | % of total bacterial isolates | |
|---|---|---|
| *Bacteria specimens not identified under the conditions of our laboratory. | ||
| Gram positive cocci | 250 | 51% |
| Staphylococcus epidermidis | 91 | 18.6% |
| Micrococcus spp | 54 | 11% |
| Staphylococcus aureus | 27 | 5.5% |
| Streptococcus pneumococcus | 59 | 12% |
| Streptococcus viridans | 17 | 3.5% |
| Others* | 2 | 0.4% |
| Gram positive bacilli | 45 | 9.2% |
| Corynebacterium commune | 36 | 7.4% |
| Bacillus spp | 1 | 0.2% |
| Nocardia actinomycete | 1 | 0.2% |
| Others* | 7 | 1.4% |
| Gram negative cocci | 2 | 0.4% |
| Branhamella catarrhalis | 2 | 0.4% |
| Gram negative bacilli | 193 | 39.4% |
| Pseudomonas spp | 158 | 32.2% |
| Acinetobacter spp | 7 | 1.4% |
| Moraxella spp | 1 | 0.2% |
| Enterobacteriaceae | 21 | 4.3% |
| Flavobacterium spp | 2 | 0.4% |
| Others* | 4 | 0.8% |
| Total bacterial isolates | 490 | |
