| Bacteria | Children | Adults | ||||
| <2 years, n = 31 | 2–16 years, n = 38 | Total, n = 69 | 16–65 years, n = 101 | >65 years, n = 83 | Total, n = 184 | |
| Staphylococcus aureus | 6.5% (2) | 34% (13) | 21.7% (15) | 45% (46) | 38.6% (32) | 42.6% (78) |
| Streptococci | 16% (5) | 16% (6) | 15.9% (11) | 16% (16) | 20.5% (17) | 18.0% (33) |
| Coagulase-negative Staphylococci | 6.5% (2) | 0 | 2.9% (2) | 14% (14) | 8.4% (7) | 11.5% (21) |
| Gram negative rod | 3.2% (1) | 2.6% (1) | 2.9% (2) | 4% (4) | 7.2% (6) | 5.5% (10) |
| Kingella kingae | 6.5% (2) | 5.2% (2) | 5.8% (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 3.2% (1) | 5.2% (2) | 4.4% (3) | 6% (6) | 3.6% (3) | 4.9% (9) |
| Culture negative | 55% (17) | 37% (14) | 44.9% (31) | 13% (13) | 18.1% (15) | 15.3% (28) |
| Culture not obtained | 3.2% (1) | 0 | 1.5% (1) | 2% (2) | 3.6% (3) | 2.7% (5) |
Figures in parentheses are absolute no. of cares.