Table 2

Bacteriology in severe acute pancreatic; n = 87 patients (adapted from5 26 27 53)

Escherichia coli25%
Staphylococcus aureus 17%
Pseudomonas spp15%
Klebsiella spp9%
Proteus spp9%
Candida4%
Streptococcus faecalis 3%
Enterobacter spp3%
Anaerobes16%
Monomicrobial76%
Polymicrobial24%