Test group organism detected | N positive* | % of positive specimens | % of all tested specimens |
Urine | 180 047 | 100 | 26.7 |
Escherichia coli | 132 227 | 73.4 | 19.6 |
Enterococcus spp | 13 093 | 7.27 | 1.94 |
Klebsiella spp | 7050 | 3.92 | 1.05 |
Staphylococcus spp | 6783 | 3.77 | 1.01 |
Proteus spp | 6728 | 3.74 | 1.00 |
Other | 14 177 | 7.87 | 2.10 |
Genital | 30 270 | 100 | 27.8 |
Candida spp | 21 767 | 71.9 | 20.0 |
Metronidazole-sensitive anaerobes | 5316 | 17.6 | 4.88 |
Streptococcus spp | 4421 | 14.6 | 4.06 |
Staphylococcus spp | 676 | 2.23 | 0.62 |
E. coli | 393 | 1.30 | 0.36 |
Other | 41 | 0.14 | 0.04 |
Surface swab | 28 029 | 100 | 41.0 |
Staphylococcus spp | 16 798 | 59.9 | 24.6 |
Streptococcus spp | 8495 | 30.3 | 12.4 |
Candida spp | 3227 | 11.5 | 4.73 |
Metronidazole-sensitive anaerobes | 1109 | 3.96 | 1.62 |
Haemophilus spp | 1001 | 3.57 | 1.47 |
Other | 797 | 2.84 | 1.17 |
Faecal | 6649 | 100 | 9.74 |
Campylobacter spp | 5631 | 84.7 | 8.25 |
Salmonella spp | 608 | 9.14 | 0.89 |
Giardia lamblia | 288 | 4.33 | 0.42 |
Shigella spp | 83 | 1.25 | 0.12 |
E. coli | 82 | 1.23 | 0.12 |
Other | 4 | 0.06 | 0.01 |
Antenatal urine | 3773 | 100 | 6.57 |
E. coli | 1796 | 47.6 | 3.13 |
Enterococcus spp | 1250 | 33.1 | 2.18 |
Streptococcus spp† | 325 | 8.61 | 0.57 |
Staphylococcus spp | 193 | 5.12 | 0.34 |
Candida spp | 100 | 2.65 | 0.17 |
Other | 109 | 2.89 | 0.19 |
Dermatophyte | 6452 | 100 | 26.8 |
Trichophyton spp | 5746 | 89.1 | 23.8 |
Candida spp | 577 | 8.94 | 2.39 |
Fusarium spp | 94 | 1.46 | 0.39 |
Acremonium spp | 68 | 1.05 | 0.28 |
Scopulariopsis spp | 44 | 0.68 | 0.18 |
Other | 8 | 0.12 | 0.03 |
Pus | 1725 | 100 | 35.0 |
Staphylococcus spp | 1076 | 62.4 | 21.8 |
Streptococcus spp | 295 | 17.1 | 5.98 |
Pseudomonas spp | 186 | 10.8 | 3.77 |
E. coli | 123 | 7.13 | 2.49 |
Metronidazole-sensitive anaerobes | 100 | 5.80 | 2.03 |
Other | 218 | 12.6 | 4.42 |
Respiratory tract | 3004 | 100 | 93.6 |
Haemophilus spp | 1203 | 40.0 | 37.5 |
Pseudomonas spp | 880 | 29.3 | 27.4 |
Streptococcus spp | 314 | 10.5 | 9.78 |
Staphylococcus spp | 306 | 10.2 | 9.53 |
Moraxella spp | 283 | 9.42 | 8.81 |
Other | 358 | 11.9 | 11.1 |
*The number of tests positives for all organisms within a test group may not add up to the total number of positives, as some specimens may be positive for more than one organism.
†Predominantly Group B streptococcus.