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Table 2 A list of the frequency of the most common cultured organism combinations and the percentage collections formed from this sample type

From: Bacterial peritonitis in paediatric appendicitis; microbial epidemiology and antimicrobial management

Organisms cultured

Number of samples (n)

Number of collections formed  (%)

E. coli only

24

7 (29.2%)

E. coli & Pseudomonas aeruginosa

10

1 (10%)

Anaerobes only

6

2 (33.3%)

Pseudomonas only

5

1 (20%)

E. coli & anaerobes

4

2 (50%)

E. coli, milleri Streptococcus spp. & anaerobes

4

2 (50%)

E. coli &  milleri Streptococcus spp.

4

0 (0%)

Pseudomonas aeruginosa & anaerobes

3

1 (33.3%)

Milleri Streptococcus spp. only

3

1 (33.3%)

E. coli & milleri Streptococcus spp., Pseudomonas aeruginosa

3

0 (0%)

Milleri Streptococcus spp. & Pseudomonas aeruginosa

2

2 (100%)