Table 2 Microbiologic findings from wound culture in 39 patients with NSTIs
Isolated micro-organisms | n (%) |
|---|---|
Wound culture, negative | 7 (17.9) |
Wound culture, positive | 32 (82.1) |
Monomicrobial infection | 10 (25.6) |
Polymicrobial infection | 22 (56.4) |
Aerobes (gram positive) | |
 Staphylococcus aureus | 4 (10.3) |
 Enterococcus faecium | 3 (7.7) |
 Enterococcus faecalis | 2 (5.1) |
Aerobes (gram negative) | |
 Klebsiella pneumoniae | 16 (41.0) |
 Acinetobacter baumanii | 13 (33.3) |
 Escherichia coli | 10 (25.6) |
 Proteus mirabilis | 6 (15.4) |
 Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 5 (12.8) |
 Enterobacter cloacae | 2 (5.1) |
Fungi | |
 Candida albicans | 3 (7.7) |
 Candida tropicalis | 1 (2.6) |