| |
0-6 months |
6-12 months |
12-24 months |
24-60 months |
Total |
| Number of samples |
83 |
41 |
36 |
41 |
201 |
| Bacterial positive |
57 (68.7) |
27 (65.8) |
27 (75.0) |
15 (36.6) |
126 (62.7) |
| M. catarrhalis |
21 (25.3) |
16 (39.0) |
11 (30.6) |
6 (14.6) |
54 (26.9) |
| S. pneumoniae |
8 (9.6) |
7 (17.1) |
8 (22.2) |
5 (12.2) |
28 (13.9) |
| S. aureus |
15 (18.7) |
1 (2.4) |
3 (8.3) |
2 (4.9) |
23 (11.4) |
| H. influenzae |
3 (3.6) |
1 (2.4) |
4 (11.1) |
1 (2.2) |
9 (4.5) |
| Other* |
23 (27.7) |
9 (22.0) |
8 (22.2) |
4 (9.8) |
44 (21.9) |
| Bacterial negative |
26 (31.3) |
14 (34.2) |
9 (25.0) |
26 (63.4) |
75 (37.3) |
| 1 bacteria |
36 (43.4) |
19 (46.3) |
19 (52.8) |
11 (26.8) |
85 (42.3) |
| 2 or more bacteria |
21 (25.3) |
8 (19.5) |
8 (25.0) |
4 (9.8) |
41 (20.4) |
*includes: Klebsiella spp., Bacillus spp., Neisseria spp., Haemophilus spp., Rothia
spp., S. mitis, S. dysgalactiae, S. haemolyticus, S. epidermidis, S. lugdunensis,
S. warneri, M. nonliquefaciens, Stenotrophomonas spp., Enterococcus faecalis,
Gammaproteobacteria spp., Hafnia alvei, Obesumbacterium spp., Serratia
marcescens, Enterobacter spp., Acinetobacter calcoaceticus and E. coli. |
