Table 2: Microorganisms isolated from peritoneal fluid specimens from 81 children.
| Microorganism | N (%) |
| Gram-negative bacteria | 41 (45.6) |
| Enterobacteriaceae | 33 (36.7) |
| Escherichia coli | 31 (34.4) |
| Proteus spp. | 2 (2.2) |
| Klebsiella spp. | 3 (3.3) |
| Citrobacter freundii | 1 (1.1) |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 15 (16.7) |
| Bacteroides fragilis | 2 (2.2) |
| Gram-positive bacteria | 13 (14.4) |
| Streptococcus spp. | 9 (10) |
| Group milleri | 4 (4.4) |
| Viridans streptococci | 3 (3.3) |
| β-hemolytic | 2 (2.2) |
| Enterococcus spp. | 2 (2.2) |
| Staphylococcus spp. | 2 (2.2) |
| Total positive | 90 |