Table 3 Microbiological profile of culture positive cases.

Staphylococcus epidermidis

19 (18.3%)

Unspecified coagulase-negative Staphylococci

19 (18.3%)

Enterococcus faecalis

11 (10.6%)

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

9 (8.7%)

Staphylococcus aureus

7 (6.7%)

Haemophilus influenzae

4 (3.8%)

Serratia marcescens

3 (2.9%)

Streptococcus oralis

3 (2.9%)

Streptococcus pneumoniae

3 (2.9%)

Streptococcus salivarius

2 (1.9%)

Moraxella spp.

2 (1.9%)

Gram positive cocci

2 (1.9%)

Streptococcus mitis

1 (1.0%)

Staphylococcus capitis

1 (1.0%)

Streptococcus parasanguinis

1 (1.0%)

Staphylococcus warneri

1 (1.0%)

Streptococcus anginosus

1 (1.0%)

Alpha haemolytic Streptococcus

1 (1.0%)

Gram positive bacilli=

1 (1.0%)

Granulicatella adiacens

1 (1.0%)

Micrococcus luteus

1 (1.0%)

Neisseria spp.

1 (1.0%)

Staphylococcus epidermidis and Staphylococcus hominis and Streptococcus mitis

2 (1.9%)

Brevibacterium casei and Staphyloccocus aureus

1 (1.0%)

Gram positive cocci and unspecified coagulase-negative Staphylococci

1 (1.0%)

Micrococcus and unspecified coagulase-negative Staphylococci

1 (1.0%)

Streptococcus sanguis and Staphylococcus aureus

1 (1.0%)

Ralstonia picketti and alpha haemolytic Streptococcus

1 (1.0%)

Staphylococcus epidermidis and unspecified coagulase-negative Staphylococci

1 (1.0%)

Staphylococcus caprae and Staphylococcus hominis and Staphylococcus epidermidis

1 (1.0%)

Staphylococcus warneri and Enterococcus faecalis

1 (1.0%)