Test

Gram staining N = 86

Gram negative

(rods/bacilli) n = 56 (61.5%)

E. coli ATCC-25922

Gram positive (cocci/sphere) n = 35 (38.4%)

S. aureus ATCC-25923

Coagulase

+

+

Catalase

+

+

+

+

Indole

+

+

+

Citrate

+

+

Urease

+

+

+

+

Triple Sugar Iron Test

+

+

+

+

Sulfur Test

+

+

+

Motility test

+

+

+

Probable

Pathogen

Proteus mirabilis

E. coli

K. Pneumonia

S. aureus

E. faecalis

S. Saprophyticus

Number (%)

9 (10.5%)

29 (33.7%)

16 (18.6%)

19 (22.1%)

5 (5.8%)

8 (9.3%)