Table 1 Distributions and constitutions of bacterial strains detected in 97 NS cases

Gram-positive bacteria

74

76.3%

Kocuria varians

1

1.0%

S. epidermidis

43

44.3%

L. Monocytogenes

1

1.0%

E. faecalis

1

1.0%

S. aureus

2

2.1%

S. equorum

1

1.0%

S. simulans

1

1.0%

S. bovis

1

1.0%

S. hominis

8

8.2%

S. haemolyticus

14

14.4%

S. warneri

1

1.0%

Gram-negative bacteria

19

19.6%

E. coli

6

6.2%

Klebsiella pneumoniae subsp.

10

10.3%

S. monad

1

1.0%

E. cloacae

2

2.1%

Fungi

4

4.1%

C. albicans

1

1.0%

C. glabrata

2

2.1%

C. tropicalis

1

1.0%