Table 3

List of organisms cultured from CSF samples

Cultured organismsNo.%
Coagulase-negative staphylococcus*1034.5
Staphylococcus aureus620.7
Enterococcus spp.310.3
Enterobacter spp.26.9
Klebsiella pneumoniae26.9
Morganella morganii13.4
Escherichia coli13.4
Klebsiella sp.13.4
Pseudomonas aeruginosa13.4
Corynebacterium sp.13.4
Streptococcus sp.13.4
  • *Three cases due to Staphylococcus epidermidis.

  • CSF, cerebrospinal fluid.