The unchlorinated water supply had microbiologic evidence of fecal organisms and the potential for chronic contamination with surface water.
Data have shown that surgery provides improved microbiologic response for refractory organisms such as M. abscessus as compared to medication regimens alone [ 79, 80, 91].
In addition, the following variables were recorded: microbiologic culture data including organisms and antibiotic susceptibilities, time to appropriate antimicrobial coverage, concomitant antimicrobials, colistin dosing and duration, and assessment of appropriate antimicrobial coverage of other organisms.
Microbiologic workup revealed pathogenic organisms in only three patients: Influenza A H1N1 (n = 2, patients 10 and 13) as well as histologically proven cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection (n = 1, patient 8).
The routine microbiologic screening also included fastidious organisms, anaerobes, fungi, and organisms from the HACEK group, whereas screening for bartonella, legionella and brucella was not routinely performed.
This example is followed by a section on microbiologic aspects of the organism, including the pathophysiology of infection.
Second, the precise microbiologic etiology of the causative organisms and the documented relapse rate, secondary infections or other complications such as reoperations were not mentioned.
The microbiologic investigations undertaken and the organisms identified during hospitalization are delineated in Table 5. Appropriate use of vancomycin was more likely to follow an attempt to make a microbiologic diagnosis (96.1% vs. 77.6%, p<0.001).
For quantifying microbiologic factors, concentrations of culturable airborne organisms have fared poorly in empirical health research.
