Table 2. Micro-organisms in patients with peritonitis
Causative organisms Peritonitis
episodes
Percentage (%)
Gram (þ) 84 43.1
Staphylococcus
coagulase negative
41 21.0
Methicillin sensitive 31 15.9
Methicillin resistant 10 5.1
Staphylococcus aureus 29 17.0
Methicillin sensitive 18 10.5
Methicillin resistant 11 6.5
Other Gram (þ) 9 5.3
Gram () 46 26.9
Escherichia coli 15 7.7
Pseudomonas species 19 9.7
Other Gram () 20 10.3
Culture negative 50 25.6
Fungus 7 3.6