TABLE I

Isolation of Bacterial Contamination on Selective Media and Identification of Predominant Colony Type from Pharmaceutical Products Contaminated with Mixed Bacterial Cultures

SamplePIAMACEMBPEAMSA
Antiseptic mouthwash+
B. cepacia		+
E. coli		+
E. coli		−+
S. aureus
Cortisone cream+
B. cepacia		+
E. coli		+
E. coli		−+
S. aureus
Itch stopping cream+
B. cepacia		+
E. coli		+
E. coli		+
S. aureus		+
S. aureus
Calamine lotion+
B. cepacia		+
E. coli		+
E. coli		+
S. aureus		+
S. aureus
Liquid insect repellent+
B. cepacia		+
E. coli		+
E. coli		+
S. aureus		+
S. aureus
Triclosan dentifrice+
B. cepacia		+
E. coli		+
E. coli		+
S. aureus		−
Hydrocodone acetaminophen tablets+
B. cepacia		−+
E. coli		+
S. aureus		+
S. aureus

  • + = growth.

  • − = no growth.