Table 4 Micro-organisms isolated from NF patients for whom culture results were available (n=238)
| Â | Count | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Organisms and characteristics: | Â | Â |
· Gram positive cocci |  |  |
 Streptococcus pyogenes | 98 | 41.2% |
 Other streptococci spp. | 42 | 17.6% |
 Staphylococcus aureus (SA) | 76 | 31.9% |
 Other staphylococci spp. | 37 | 15.5% |
 MRSA | 8 | 3.4% |
· Gram positive bacilli |  |  |
 Corynebacterium spp. | 5 | 2.1% |
· Mixed gram positive organisms | 4 | 1.7% |
· Gram negative bacilli |  |  |
 E coli | 23 | 9.7% |
 Proteus spp. | 8 | 3.4% |
 Klebsiella spp. | 3 | 1.3% |
 Enterobacter spp. | 2 | 0.8% |
 Serratia spp. | 5 | 2.1% |
 Citrobacter spp. | 1 | 0.4% |
 Pseudomona spp. | 17 | 7.1% |
 Eikenella spp. | 1 | 0.4% |
 Providencia spp. | 1 | 0.4% |
 Vibrio spp. | 1 | 0.4% |
 Stenotrophomonas spp. | 2 | 0.8% |
 Hafnia spp. | 1 | 0.4% |
 Aeromonas hydrophilia | 1 | 0.4% |
 Mixed gram negative bacilli | 7 | 2.9% |
· Anaerobes |  |  |
 Bacteroides spp. | 11 | 4.6% |
 Prevotella spp | 3 | 1.3% |
 Clostridium spp | 2 | 0.8% |
 Preptostreptococcus spp. | 1 | 0.4% |
 Mixed anaerobes | 29 | 12.2% |
· Mixed bowel flora | 4 | 1.7% |
· Mixed skin flora | 7 | 2.9% |
· Fungus |  |  |
 Candida spp. | 1 | 0.4% |