Table 3 Bacterial isolated from blood and endocervix of women with puerperal sepsis
Pathogen | Blood cultures | Endocervical swabs | Total Isolates | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total Isolates N (%) a | From patients with Prior treatment N (%) b | Total Isolates N (%) a | From patients with Prior treatment N (%) b | ||
Klebsiella spp | 7 (31.8) | 4 (57.1) | 15 (17.4) | 9 (60.0) | 22 |
E. coli | 6 (27.3) | 4 (66.7) | 62 (72.1) | 29 (46.8) | 68 |
Pseudomonas spp | 2 (9.1) | 2 (100.0) | – | – | 2 |
Enterococci | 2 (9.1) | 2 (100.0) | – | – | 2 |
S. aureus | 5 (22.7) | 3 (60.0) | 8 (9.3) | 4 (50.0) | 13 |
Yeast cells | – | – | 1 (1.2) | 1 (100.0) | 1 |
Total | 22 (100.0) | 15 (68.2) | 86 (100.0) | 43 (50.0) | 108 |