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Guideline for Prevention of Surgical Site Infection, 1999

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Table 3

Distribution Of Pathogens Isolated* From Surgical Site Infections, National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance System, 1986 to 1996
Pathogen Percentage of Isolates
1986-1989[179] 1990-1996[26]
(N=16,727) (N=17,671)
Staphylococcus aureus 17 22
Coagulase-negative staphylococci 12 14
Enterococcus spp. 13 12
Escherichia coli 10 8
Pseudomonas aeruginosa 8 8
Enterobacter spp. 8 7
Proteus mirabilis 4 3
Klebsiella pneumoniae 3 3
Other Streptococcus spp. 3 3
Candida albicans 2 3
Group D streptococci (non-enterococci) - 2
Other gram-positive aerobes - 2
Bacteroides fragilis - 2

*Pathogens representing less than 2% of isolates are excluded.

 

 
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