Table 1 Eighteen months of retrospective bacterial analyses showing the most prevalent bacterial species for each sample
Source | Bacterial species most frequently isolated | Frequency of bacterial species | Percentage of bacterial species (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Blood | Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus species | 214 | 31.8 |
Blood-pediatric | Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus species | 157 | 38.2 |
Body fluid | Escherichia coli | 183 | 39.3 |
Cerebral spinal fluid | Staphylococcus aureus | 23 | 24.5 |
Ear culture | Staphylococcus aureus | 79 | 24.5 |
Eye culture | Streptococcus pneumoniae | 26 | 57.8 |
Nasal discharge | Group G Streptococcus | 10 | 100.0 |
Nasal swab | Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus species | 11 | 100.0 |
Pus | Escherichia coli | 73 | 47.4 |
Routine | Escherichia coli | 36 | 46.2 |
Sputum | Klebsiella oxytoca | 49 | 36.6 |
Stool | Salmonella group non paratyphi A/B | 43 | 31.6 |
Throat | Streptococcus pyogenes (Group A) | 22 | 35.5 |
Urethral discharge | Escherichia coli | 8 | 100.0 |
Urine | Escherichia coli | 7140 | 64.7 |
Wound | Staphylococcus aureus | 565 | 36.0 |