The organisms that colonised the silver iontophoretic and untreated control catheters
| Type of catheter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Microorganisms | Silver iontophoretic (N=47 ) | Control (N=47) |
| MRSA, methicillin resistant S aureus. | ||
| Coagulase negative staphylococci | 30 | 28 |
| Staphylococcus aureus | 4 | 5 |
| MRSA | 4 | 4 |
| Candida spp | 0 | 1 |
| Streptococcus | 1 | 0 |
| Corynebacterium | 1 | 2 |
| Bacillus | 1 | 0 |
| Escherichia coli | 0 | 1 |
| Klebsiella | 0 | 1 |
| Acinetobacter | 1 | 1 |
| Branhamella | 1 | 0 |
| Mixed growth | 4 | 4 |