Table 2 Number (%) of bacterial isolates ranked* according to frequency by age group, 1 June 2006 to 31 May 2010
| Â | No (%) among > 2 m to 2 y (n = 4, 023) | Rank | No (%) among > 2 y to 5 y (n = 2, 125) | Rank | No (%) among > 5 y to < 15 y (n = 688) | Rank | Total no (%) (n = 6, 836) | Overall rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gram-positive | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
- Streptococcus pneumoniae | 55 (13) | 4 | 20 (12) | 3 | 10 (13) | 2 | 85 (12) | 3 |
- beta haemolytic Streptococci, Group A & C | 18 (4) | 5 | 5 (3) | 7 | 2 (3) | 6 | 25 (4) | 7 |
- Staphylococcus aureus | 16 (4) | 6 | 7 (4) | 6 | 9 (11) | 3 | 32 (5) | 6 |
Gram-negative | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
- Salmonella typhi | 5 (1) | 7 | 21 (13) | 2 | 33 (42) | 1 | 59 (9) | 5 |
- Nontyphoidal salmonella species | 168 (38) | 1 | 58 (35) | 1 | 6 (8) | 5 | 232 (34) | 1 |
- Haemophilus influenzae (type B) | 69 (16) | 2 | 16 (10) | 4 | 7 (9) | 4 | 92 (14) | 2 |
- Escherichia coli | 68 (16) | 3 | 9 (6) | 5 | 2 (3) | 6 | 79 (12) | 4 |
- Acinetobacter species | 4 (1) | 8 | 5 (3) | 7 | 0 (0) | 8 | 9 (1.3) | 8 |
Other | 5 (1) | Â | 21 (13) | Â | 33 (42) | Â | 59 (8.6) | Â |
All pathogenic bacteria | 440 (11) | Â | 165 (8) | Â | 79 (11) | Â | 684 (10) | Â |
Contaminants | 382 (9) | Â | 140 (7) | Â | 42 (6) | Â | 564 (8) | Â |