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Table 4 Bacterial pathogens from patients with SSI

From: Bacterial isolates and their antibiotic sensitivity pattern of surgical site infections among the surgical ward patients of Asella Referral and Teaching Hospital

Bacterial isolates

No. (%), n

Gram-positive isolates 44 (29.9%, n=147)

Staphylococcus aureus

25 (56.8), n=44

CoNS

15 (34.1), n=44

Enterococcus species

4 (9.1), n=44

Gram-negative isolates 103 (70.1%, n=147)

Klebsiella species

38 (36.9), n=103

Escherichia coli

31 (30.1), n=103

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

18 (17.5), n=103

Proteus species

6 (5.8), n=103

Enterobacter species

5 (4.9), n=103

Citrobacter species

5 (4.9), n=103