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Table 6 Pathogens

From: Bi-institutional analysis of microbiological spectrum and therapeutic management of parotid abscesses

Pathogenicity

Germ

n

Highly relevant

n= 51

Streptococcus anginosus grp

22

Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

6 (1)

Parvimonas micra

4

Eikenella corrodens

4

Prevotella spp.

3

Haemophilus influenzae

2

Aggregatibacter aphrophilus

2

Bacteroides spp.

2

Klebsiella pneumoniae

1

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

1

Francisella tularensis

1

Streptococcus pyogenes

1

Candida glabrataa

1

Raoultella ornithinolytica

1

Possibly relevant

n= 27

Coagulase-negative Staphylococci

10

Cutibacterium acnes

7

Candida spp.a

3

Haemophilus parainfluenzae

2

Actinomyces spp.

2

Corynebacterium kroppenstedtii

1

Peptostreptococcus spp.

1

Streptococcus pluranimalum

1

Probably not relevant

n= 11

Oral flora only, not specified

7

Streptococcus oralis

2

Lactobacillus rhamnosus

1

Capnocytophaga spp.

1

  1. a: C. glabrata was considered highly relevant, C. kefyr and C. tropicalis possibly relevant
  2. grp. group, spp. species, MRSA Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus