- Microbial species isolated from wound infections.
| Microbial species | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Gram positive bacteria | |
| Staphylococcus aureus | 32 (17.1) |
| Staphylococcus epidermidis | 2 (1.1) |
| Streptococcus agalactiae | 6 (3.2) |
| Streptococcus pyogenes | 3 (1.6) |
| Enterococcus faecalis | 8 (4.3) |
| Enterococcus faecium | 3 (1.6) |
| Enterococcus gallinarum | 3 (1.6) |
| Total | 57 (30.5) |
| Gram negative bacteria | |
| Klebsiella pneumoniae | 26 (13.9) |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 26 (13.9) |
| Escherichia coli | 24 (12.8) |
| Acinetobacter baumannii | 10 (5.3) |
| Serratia marcescens | 8 (4.3) |
| Morganella morganii | 4 (2.1) |
| Enterobacter cloacae | 6 (3.2) |
| Enterobacter aerogenes | 2 (1.1) |
| Citrobacter freundii | 3 (1.6) |
| Proteus mirabilis | 3 (1.6) |
| Stenotrophomonas maltophilia | (1.6) |
| Providencia specie | 1 (0.1) |
| Total | 116 (62.0) |
| Polymicrobial 1 | |
| Mixed gram-positive/gram-negative bacteria | 16 /171 (9.4) |
| Fungi | 14 (7.5) |
| Total | 187 (100) |
The total number of the microbial isolates is more than the number of samples duo to the polymicrobial infection, where Mixed gram-positive/gram-negative bacteria have been detected.1 Details of polymicrobial infections are shown in Appendix 2.