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Table 3 Pathogens isolated from 51 cesarean surgical site infections

From: The efficacy of ampicillin compared with ceftriaxone on preventing cesarean surgical site infections: an observational prospective cohort study

Pathogen

Number of isolates (n = 51)

Percentage of isolates

No growth

26

50.9

Susceptible to antibiotic used

Klebsiella pneumoniae

4

7.8

Escherichia coli

3

5.8

Acinetobacter baumannii

2

3.9

Proteus mirabilis

1

2.0

Resistant to antibiotic used

Staphylococcus aureus

5

9.8

 Coagulase-negative Staphylococci

5

9.8

Enterococcus faecalis

1

2.0

Enterococcus faecium

1

2.0

Escherichia coli

1

2.0

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

1

2.0

Yeasts

1

2.0