Table 2 Obligatory pathogenic and skin/environmental bacteria in the patient’s environment

Obligatory pathogenic bacteria

 Staphylococcus aureus

10 (11.2%)

10 (10.9%)

 Enterococcus faecium/faecalis

13 (14.6%)

15 (16.3%)

 GNB^a

1 (1.1%)

3 (3.3%)

Skin and environmental bacteria

 CNS^b

66 (74.2%)

71 (77.2%)

 Bacillus spp.

42 (47.2%)

26 (28.3%)

 viridans Streptococci

15 (16.9%)

4 (4.3%)

 Acinetobacter spp.^c

2 (2.2%)

0

 Staphylococcus pseudintermedius

1 (1.1%)

0

 Corynebacterium ssp.

1 (1.1%)

0