Table 5 Distribution of pathogens between gas-forming IPA and non-gas forming IPA patients
From: Features and treatment modality of iliopsoas abscess and its outcome: a 6-year hospital-based study
Gas-forming n = 27 | Non-gas forming n = 61 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Blood | Pus | Blood | Pus | |
GPC | 10 (37.0%) | 12 (44.4%) | 30 (49.2%) | 28 (45.9%) |
Staphylococcus spp. | 6 | 6 | 21 | 20 |
MRSA | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 |
OSSA | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 |
Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Streptococcus spp. | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 |
Enterococcus | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
GNB | 9 (33.3%) | 14 (51.9%) | 6 (9.8%) | 13 (21.3%) |
Escherichia coli | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
Klebsiella pneumoniae | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
Others | ||||
Anaerobics | 3 (11.1%) | 9 (33.3%) | 4 (6.6%) | 6 (9.8%) |
Fungus | 0 | 1 (3.7%) | 2 (3.3%) | 3 (4.9%) |
TB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1.6%) |
Mixed flora | 3 (11.1%) | 7 (25.9%) | 8 (13.1%) | 11 (18.0%) |
MDR isolates | 2 (7.4%) | 3 (11.1%) | 0 | 3 (4.9%) |