Research Article

Open Abdomen Management and Candida Infections: A Very Likely Link

Table 3

Different bacteria in blood and peritoneal analysis. We considered the total where we found the presence of bacteria, and we divided them in base of blood or peritoneum detection.

BacteriaE. coliKlebsiella pneumoniaeEnteorococcus faecalis/faeciumPseudomonas aeruginosaStaphylococcus/streptococcus

Total cases22 (46.8%)10 (21.3%)21 (44.7%)7 (14.9%)29 (61.7%)
Peritoneum19 (40.4%)9 (19.1%)16 (34%)5 (10.6%)21 (44.7%)
Blood10 (21.3%)2 (4.3%)12 (25.5%)5 (10.6%)16 (34%)