Cross-tabulation of reported presence of at least one pathogen and pathogens with >8% prevalence in order of taxonomic rank and prevalence
| Pathogen (overall prevalence) | Tissue results | Tissue results | Total | ||
| Not reported | Reported | ||||
| At least one pathogen (88.1%) | Swab | Not reported | 47 (11.9%) | 71 (18.0%) | 118 (29.9%) |
| Swab | Reported | 8 (2.0%) | 269 (68.1%) | 277 (70.1%) | |
| Total | 55 (13.9%) | 340 (86.1%) | 395 (100.0%) | ||
| Gram-positive cocci (70.6%) | Swab | Not reported | 116 (29.4%) | 68 (17.2%) | 184 (46.6%) |
| Swab | Reported | 14 (3.5%) | 197 (49.9%) | 211 (53.4%) | |
| Total | 130 (32.9%) | 265 (67.1%) | 395 (100.0%) | ||
| Gram-negative bacilli (36.7%) | Swab | Not reported | 250 (63.3%) | 49 (12.4%) | 299 (75.7%) |
| Swab | Reported | 12 (3.0%) | 84 (21.3%) | 96 (24.3%) | |
| Total | 262 (63.3%) | 133 (33.7%) | 395 (100.0%) | ||
| Enterobacteriaceae (including coliforms) (26.6%) | Swab | Not reported | 290 (73.4%) | 37 (9.4%) | 327 (82.8%) |
| Swab | Reported | 14 (3.5%) | 54 (13.7%) | 68 (17.2%) | |
| Total | 304 (77.0%) | 91 (23.0%) | 395 (100.0%) | ||
| Obligate anaerobes (23.8%) | Swab | Not reported | 301 (76.2%) | 46 (11.6%) | 347 (87.8%) |
| Swab | Reported | 19 (4.8%) | 29 (7.3%) | 48 (12.2%) | |
| Total | 320 (81.0%) | 75 (19.0%) | 395 (100.0%) | ||
| Gram-positive bacilli (11.1%) | Swab | Not reported | 351 (88.9%) | 40 (10.1%) | 391 (99.0%) |
| Swab | Present | 1 (0.3%) | 3 (0.8%) | 4 (1.0%) | |
| Total | 352 (89.1%) | 43 (10.9%) | 395 (100.0%) | ||
| Streptococcus (16.7%) | Swab | Not reported | 329 (83.3%) | 18 (4.6%) | 347 (87.8%) |
| Swab | Reported | 5 (1.3%) | 43 (10.9%) | 48 (12.2%) | |
| Total | 334 (84.6%) | 61 (15.4%) | 395 (100.0%) | ||
| Enterococcus (excluding VRE) (14.9%) | Swab | Not reported | 336 (85.1%) | 34 (8.6%) | 370 (93.7%) |
| Swab | Reported | 6 (1.5%) | 19 (4.8%) | 25 (6.3%) | |
| Total | 342 (86.6%) | 53 (13.4%) | 395 (100.0%) | ||
| Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus (12.2%) | Swab | Not reported | 347 (87.8%) | 39 (9.9%) | 386 (97.7%) |
| Swab | Reported | 1 (0.3%) | 8 (2.0%) | 9 (2.3%) | |
| Total | 348 (88.1%) | 47 (11.9%) | 395 (100.0%) | ||
| Corynebacterium (9.4%) | Swab | Not reported | 358 (90.6%) | 33 (8.4%) | 391 (99.0%) |
| Swab | Reported | 1 (0.3%) | 3 (0.8%) | 4 (1.0%) | |
| Total | 359 (90.9%) | 36 (9.1%) | 395 (100.0%) | ||
| Pseudomonasaeruginosa (8.6%) | Swab | Not reported | 361 (91.4%) | 8 (2.0%) | 369 (93.4%) |
| Swab | Reported | 8 (2.0%) | 18 (4.6%) | 26 (6.6%) | |
| Total | 369 (93.4%) | 26 (6.6%) | 395 (100.0%) | ||
| Staphylococcusaureus (excluding MRSA) (35.7%) | Swab | Not reported | 254 (64.3%) | 16 (4.1%) | 270 (68.4%) |
| Swab | Reported | 16 (4.1%) | 109 (27.6%) | 125 (31.6%) | |
| Total | 270 (68.4%) | 125 (31.6%) | 395 (100.0%) | ||
| Methicillin-resistant S. aureus (8.1%) | Swab | Not reported | 363 (91.9%) | 5 (1.3%) | 368 (93.2%) |
| Swab | Reported | 1 (0.3%) | 26 (6.6%) | 27 (6.8%) | |
| Total | 364 (92.2%) | 31 (7.8%) | 395 (100.0%) | ||
MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; VRE, vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus.