Type of infection

Frequency of infection

Community acquired/nosocomial

Spectrum of organism cultured

Ascites fluid infection

N = 220 (44.89%)

SBP

N = 85 (38.63%)

E. coli 36 (42.35%), Streptococcus pneumonia 13 (15.29%), Pseudomonas species 11 (12.94%) Staphylococcus species 9 (10.58%), Enterococcus species 6 (7.05%), Klebsiella 5 (5.88%), Bacillus species 3 (3.52%), Group D Streptococcus 1 (1.17%), Acitenobacter 1 (1.17%)

CNNA

N = 127 (57.72%)

No growth

MNB

N = 7 (3.18%)

E. coli 3 (42.85%), Enterococcus 2 (28.57%), Pseudomonas 02 (28.57%)

PMB

N = 1 (0.45%)

Enterococcus, Pseudomonas species, Bacillus species

UTI

N = 103 (21.02%)

Community acquired = 97 (94.17%)

E. coli 71 (73.19%), Klebsiella 12 (12.37%), Pseudomonas species 5 (5.15%), Enterococcus 3 (3.09%), proteus 4 (4.12%), Staphylococcus species 2 (2.06%).

Nosocomial = 7 (6.79%)

E. coli 3 (42.87%), Pseudomonas species 2 (28.57%), Klebsiella 2 (28.57%)

RTI

N = 88 (17.98%)

Community acquired = 79 (89.77%)

Streptococcus pneumonia 56 (70.88%), Haemophilus influenzae 8 (10.12%), Klebsiella 6 (7.54%), mycoplasma 4 (5.06%) Pseudomonas 3 (3.79%), Legionella 2 (2.53%)

Nosocomial = 9 (11.36%)

Staphylococcus 5 (55.55%), Pseudomonas 4 (44.44%)

TB

N = 44 (8.97%)

Community acquired = 44 Nosocomial = nil

Peritoneal

N = 34 (77.27%)

4 (11.76%) were AFB culture positive, 24 (70.55%) were diagnosed on ascetic fluid analysis, 4 (11.76%) with positive PCR of mycobacterium, and 2 (5.88%) on laparoscopic biopsy.

Intestinal

N = 6 (13.36%)

4 (66.66%) were diagnosed with imaging (findings on Ultra sound + Barium meal, barium enema, and CT abdomen). 2 (33.33%) were diagnosed on histopathology.

Pulmonary

N = 4 (9.09%)

All cases were AFB smear positive

Skin and soft tissue

N = 21 (4.26%)

All Community acquired Nosocomial = nil

Cellulites

12

E. coli 7 (58.33%), streptococcus 3 (25%) Staphylococcus 1 (8.33%), pseudomonas 1 (8.33%)

Heamorrhagic bullae

6 (28.57%)

E. coli 3 (50%), pseudomonas 1 (16.66%)

Streptococcus 1 (16.66%), Staphylococcus 1 (16.66%)

Abscess

3 (14.28%)

E. coli 2 (66.6%), Streptococcus 1 (33.33%)

Liver abscess

N = 5 (1.02%)

All community acquired

Amoebic

N = 1 (20%)

Entamoeba histolytica

Pyogenic

N = 4 (80%)

E. coli 2 (50%), Klebsiella 1 (25%), 1 (25%) mixed growth of Pseudomonas and Bacteroid

CNS Infection

N = 9 (1.83%)

Klebsiella 3 (42.85%), Streptococcus 1 (14.28%) listeria monocytogens 1 (14.28%). 2 (28.57%) were culture negative.

Meningitis

7 (77.77%)

encephalitis

2 (22.22%)