Table 2 Microorganisms (n = 100) isolated from the 92 patients in the study cohort

Escherichia coli

45

Streptococcus pneumoniae

15

Klebsiella pneumoniae

3

Non-Group A β-hemolytic streptococci

6

Enterobacter cloacae

2

Viridans streptococci

5

Salmonella enterica serotype paratyphi A

2

Staphylococcus aureus

5

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

2

Enterococcus faecalis

3

Anaerobic Gram-negative rod

2

Group A beta-hemolytic streptococci

1

Klebsiella oxytoca

1

Abiotrophia defectiva

1

Proteus mirabilis

1

Clostridium species

1

Serratia marcescens

1

Propionibacterium species

1

Alcaligenes denitrificans

1

Anaerobic Gram-positive rod

1

Bacteroides fragilis

1

Total

61

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