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Table 3 Microbiologic profile of CSF shunt infections attacks

From: A retrospective study of central nervous system shunt infections diagnosed in a university hospital during a 4-year period

Organism

Incidence (%)

Staphylococcus aureus

6 (30)

Acinetobacter spp.

4 (20)

Staphylococcus epidermidis

3 (15)

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

2 (10)

Klebsiella pneumoniae

1 (5)

Escherichia coli

1 (5)

Enterobacter aerogenes

1 (5)

Enterococci D group

1 (5)

Flavobacterium odoratum

1 (5)

Total

20 (100)