Table 3.

Prevalence of Bacterial Isolates Among Different Age and Sex Groups in DURH, South Ethiopia, 2022

Name of Bacterial Isolate	Gender			Age Groups			Total
	Male (N=93)	Female (N=65)		18–39 (N=56)	40–59 (N=75)	>60 (N=27)
Gram negative bacteria (N= 15)
E. coli	3 (12.5)	4 (16.7)		2 (8.3)	2 (8.3)	3 (12.5)	7 29.2)
K. pneumoniae	1(4.2)	2 (8.3)		1 (4.2)	1 (4.2)	1 (4.2)	3(12.5)
Enterobacter species	1 (4.2)	1 (4.2)		1 (4.2)	0	1 4.2)	2(8.3)
K. oxytoca	0 (0.0)	1 (4.2)		1 (4.2)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	1(4.2)
P. mirabilis	0 0.0)	1 (4.2)		0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	1 (4.2)	1(4.2)
Citrobacter species	0 (0.0)	1 (4.2)		0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	1 (4.2)	1(4.2)
Gram positive bacteria N= 9)
CoNS	2 (8.3)	3 (12.5)		2 (8.3)	1 (4.2)	2 (8.3)	5(20.8)
S. aureus	1 (4.2)	2 (8.3)		1 (4.2)	0 (0.0)	1 (4.2)	3(12.5)
Enterococcus species	0 (0.0)	1 (4.2)		0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	1 (4.2)	1(4.2)
Total	8 (33.3)	16 (66.7)		8 (33.3)	4 (16.7)	12 (50)	24 (100)

Abbreviation: CoNS, Coagulase negative.