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Table 3 Summary of microbiology

From: The role of cross sectional imaging in the management of acute pyogenic inguinal abscess - extrapelvic versus intrapelvic origin

Microbial pathogens

Extraplevic origin (n=13)

Intrapelvic origin (n=15)

Gram positive pathogen

  

Staphylococcus aureus:

  

 -MSSA

5

3

 -MRSA

4

0

Streptococcus:

  

 Alpha-hemolytic-

  

 -S. viridans

1

2

 Beta-hemolytic-

  

 -S. pyogenes

2

0

 -Group B Streptococcus

  

Enterococcus faecalis

 

2

Gram negative pathogen

  

Kleb.pneumoniae

2

2

Pseudomonas Aeruginosa

0

2

E. Coli

0

6

Anaerobes

  

Bacteroides fragilis

0

5

Clostridium perfringens

0

1

Proteus mirabilis

0

2

Prevotella spp.

0

2

Mixed infection

1

9

  1. MSSA, Methicillin-susceptible S. aureus.
  2. MRSA, Methicillin-resistant S. aureus.