Microbiology of postoperative infections. More than one organism was cultured in a number of patients
| Organism | Patient (n (%)) |
| Enterobacteriaceae | 70 (67) |
| Enterococcus faecalis | 22 (21) |
| Bacteroides fragilis | 4 (4) |
| Coagulase negative staphylococci | 15 (14) |
| Staphylococcus aureus | 3 (3) |
| Streptococcus spp | 10 (10) |
| Candidaspp | 10 (10) |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 16 (15) |
| Haemophilus spp | 9 (8) |
| Coryneforms | 1 (1) |