A Descriptive Study of Open Fractures Contaminated by Seawater: Infection, Pathogens, and Antibiotic Resistance

Table 3

Infecting pathogens in wounds grouped by seawater contamination.

No seawater contamination		Seawater contamination
()		()
Pseudomonas aeruginosa	46	Vibrio	4
Enterobacter	34	Providencia	3
Staphylococcus aureus	28	Mycobacterium	3
Escherichia coli	25	Pseudomonas aeruginosa	2
MRSA	20	Bacaeroides	2
Acinetobacter baumannii	16	Morganella	2
Enterococcus	14	Staphylococcus aureus	2
Proteus mirabilis	11	Proteus mirabilis	2
Others	16	Others	21
Total	210	Total	41