Table 2: Organisms cultured in complex parapneumonic effusions and empyema.
Organism |
Number cultured |
Streptococcus intermedius |
4 |
Staphylococcus aureus |
3 |
Mixed anaerobic flora |
3 |
Parvimonas micra |
2 |
Streptococcus anginosus |
2 |
Streptococcus pneumonia |
2 |
Actinomyces meyeri |
1 |
Bacteroides fragilis group |
1 |
Escherichia coli |
1 |
Fusobacterium |
1 |
Haemophilus parainfluenzae |
1 |
Mixed aerobic flora |
1 |
Mycobacterium tuberculosis |
1 |
Prevotella buccae |
1 |
Staphylococcus capitis |
1 |
Streptococcus constellatus |
1 |
Streptococcus milleri |
1 |
Streptococcus sanguinis |
1 |
Veillonella |
1 |
Organisms cultured in CPE and empyema, excluding contaminants.