Table 6 Microorganisms not targeted by empirical anti-infective therapy in patients without and with persistent peritonitis

Patients with inadequate therapy, n (%)

43 (35)

35 (36)

32 (33)

16 (30)

7 (33)

One organism not targeted, n (%)

29 (24)

10 (10)

26 (27)

11 (20)

6 (29)

Staphylococci, n (%)*

11 (3)

13 (5)

13 (6)

6 (5)

3 (7)

Methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative staphylocci, n (%)*

7 (2)

11 (4)

12 (5)

5 (4)

3 (7)

Enterococci, n (%)*

14 (4)

6 (2)

7 (3)

-

-

Enterococcus faecium, n (%)*

12 (3)

5 (2)

4 (2)

Enterobacteriaceae, n (%)*

13 (3)

9 (3)

-

3 (3)

2 (5)

Non-fermenting Gram-negative bacilli, n (%)*

2 (1)

4 (1)

6 (3)

7 (6)

-

Candida species, n (%)*

18 (5)

13 (5)

12 (5)

5 (4)

2 (5)

Candida albicans, n (%)*

14 (4)

7 (2)

9 (4)

3 (3)

2 (5)