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Table 3 Culture results for each pulmonary system, urinary tract, and skin and soft tissue infection

From: Gram-stain-based antimicrobial selection reduces cost and overuse compared with Japanese guidelines

 

N (%)

Sputum culture of pulmonary infection

Subtotal = 45

Streptococcus pneumoniae

11 (24.4 %)

Haemophilus influenzae

9 (20.0 %)

Klebsiella pneumoniae

6 (13.3 %)

Moraxella catarrhalis

5 (11.1 %)

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

4 (8.8 %)

Staphylococcus aureus

4 (8.8 %)

 others

7 (15.5 %)

Urine culture of urinary tract infection

Subtotal = 105

Escherichia coli

76 (72.3 %)

Klebsiella pneumoniae

9 (8.5 %)

Citrobacter koseri

3 (2.8 %)

Morganella morganii

3 (2.8 %)

Enterobacter aerogenes

2 (1.9 %)

Enterobacter cloacae

2 (1.9 %)

Enterococcus faecalis

2 (1.9 %)

Proteus mirabilis

2 (1.9 %)

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

2 (1.9 %)

Serratia marcescense

2 (1.9 %)

 Others

6 (5.7 %)

Blood culture of skin & soft tissue infection

Subtotal = 58

Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis

9 (15.5 %)

Steptococcus agalactiae

1 (1.7 %)

 negative

48 (82.7 %)