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Table 4 Aerobic bacteria identified from intra-operative peritoneal fluid

From: Complicated intra-abdominal infections worldwide: the definitive data of the CIAOW Study

Total

1.330 (100%)

Aerobic Gram-negative bacteria

957 (71.9%)

Escherichia coli

548 (41.2%)

(Escherichia coli resistant to third generation cephalosporins)

75 (5.6%)

Klebsiella pneuumoniae

140 (10.5%)

(Klebsiella pneumoniae resistant to third generation cephalosporins)

26 (1.4%)

Klebsiella oxytoca

11 (0.8%)

(Klebsiella oxytoca resistant to third generation cephalosporins)

2 (0.1)

Enterobacter

64 (4.8%)

Proteus

47 (3.5%)

Pseudomonas

74 (5.6%)

Others

73 (5.6%)

Aerobic Gram-positive bacteria

373 (29.1%)

Enterococcus faecalis

153 (11.5%)

Enterococcus faecium

58 (4.4%)

Staphylococcus Aureus

38 (2.8%)

Streptococcus spp.

85 (6,4%)

Others

39 (2.9%)