Table 3: Microbiology culture report of the clean group.
Normal throat floras |
Rare (n) |
Few (n) |
Moderate (n) |
Numerous (n) |
Total (n) |
Contamination (score) |
Staphylococcus coagulase negative |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
2 |
- |
Alpha-streptococcus not group D not pneumoniae |
12 |
24 |
14 |
8 |
58 |
- |
Neisseria spp. |
6 |
21 |
4 |
6 |
37 |
- |
Gram negative bacilli |
4 |
5 |
- |
- |
9 |
- |
Staphylococcus spp. |
2 |
1 |
1 |
- |
4 |
- |
Gamma-streptococcus |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0 |
- |
Beta-streptococcus |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0 |
- |
Corynebacterium spp. |
- |
- |
1 |
1 |
2 |
- |
Staphylococcus epidermidis |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0 |
- |
Pathogens |
Rare |
Few |
Moderate |
Numerous |
Total (n) |
Contamination (score) |
Staphylococcus aureus |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
1 |
3 |
Haemophilus spp. |
- |
1 |
- |
1 |
2 |
6 |
Streptococcus pneumoniae |
- |
1 |
- |
1 |
2 |
6 |
Acinetobacter baumannii |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0 |
Candida albicans |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
1 |
2 |
Yeast |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
1 |
2 |
Total patients |
|
|
|
|
7 |
19 |