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