Table 1 Streptococcal and enterococcal isolates investigated in the study.
Organism | No. isolates |
|---|---|
Streptococci (n = 150) | |
Streptococcus pneumoniae | 50 |
Beta-hemolytic streptococci (n = 65) | |
Streptococcus pyogenes | 20 |
Streptococcus agalactiae | 20 |
Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis | 25 |
S. bovis | 3 |
Viridans streptococci (n = 32) | |
Streptococcus mitis group (n = 10) | |
S. mitis | 5 |
S. oralis | 4 |
S. cristatus | 1 |
Streptococcus anginosus group (n = 11) | |
S. anginosus | 6 |
S. intermedius | 2 |
S. constellatus | 3 |
Streptococcus sanguinis group (n = 10) | |
S. sanguinis | 3 |
S. parasanguinis | 4 |
S. gordonii | 3 |
Streptococcus mutans | 1 |
Enterococci (n = 100) | |
Enterococcus faecalis | 43 |
Enterococcus faecium | 40 |
Other enterococcal species (n = 17) | |
Enterococcus gallinarum | 7 |
Enterococcus durans | 5 |
Enterococcus casseliflavus | 4 |
Enterococcus avium | 1 |
Total | 250 |