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Tables 13 and 14 show the organisms in first positive cultures in four healing categories in the washouts and periexit smears, respectively. Whereas fast-healing exits were more likely to be sterile, grow Staphylococcus coagulase-negative or Diphtheroids, early infected exits were more likely to grow Staphylococcus aureus, Enterobacter, or Proteus. Gram-negative bacteria and Staphylococcus aureus were more likely to colonize exits early (Tables 15 and 16).

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