Table 2 Organisms identified in empyema cultures
From: Analysis of antibiotic use and clinical outcomes in adults with known and suspected pleural empyema
Organism | Total isolates (355 patients) | Isolates in monomicrobial cultures | Isolates in polymicrobial cultures |
|---|---|---|---|
Staphylococcus aureus | 54 | 45 | 9 |
Streptococus pneumoniae | 14 | 14 | 0 |
Other Streptococci | 79 | 57 | 22 |
Enterobacterales | 14 | 8 | 6 |
Enterococcus spp. | 8 | 4 | 4 |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 5 | 2 | 3 |
Other aerobic organisms | 15 | 5 | 10 |
ANAEROBES, all | 34 | 6 | 28 |
Prevotella spp. | 12 | 1 | 11 |
Fusobacterium spp. | 8 | 1 | 7 |
Bacteroides spp. | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Peptostreptococcus spp. | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Other anaerobes | 26 | 4 | 22 |