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.