Table 5.
Impact of COVID-19 on the prevalence of microbial germs in bile cultures.
| COVID (n = 30) | Without COVID (n = 211) | p-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other bile germs | 0.237 1 | ||
| No | 26.0 (86.7%) | 196.0 (92.9%) | |
| Yes | 4.0 (13.3%) | 15.0 (7.1%) | |
| Acinetobacter spp. | 0.605 1 | ||
| No | 29.0 (96.7%) | 207.0 (98.1%) | |
| Yes | 1.0 (3.3%) | 4.0 (1.9%) | |
| Citrobacter spp. | 0.555 1 | ||
| No | 28.0 (93.3%) | 202.0 (95.7%) | |
| Yes | 2.0 (6.7%) | 9.0 (4.3%) | |
| Pseudomonas spp. | 0.028 1 | ||
| No | 25.0 (83.3%) | 199.0 (94.3%) | |
| Yes | 5.0 (16.7%) | 12.0 (5.7%) | |
| Enterobacter spp. | 0.200 1 | ||
| No | 30.0 (100.0%) | 200.0 (94.8%) | |
| Yes | 0.0 (0.0%) | 11.0 (5.2%) | |
| Enterococcus spp. | 0.662 1 | ||
| No | 23.0 (76.7%) | 169.0 (80.1%) | |
| Yes | 7.0 (23.3%) | 42.0 (19.9%) | |
| Klebsiella spp. | 0.450 1 | ||
| No | 24.0 (80.0%) | 180.0 (85.3%) | |
| Yes | 6.0 (20.0%) | 31.0 (14.7%) | |
| Streptococcus spp. | 0.350 1 | ||
| No | 30.0 (100.0%) | 205.0 (97.2%) | |
| Yes | 0.0 (0.0%) | 6.0 (2.8%) | |
| Escherichia coli | 0.666 1 | ||
| No | 19.0 (63.3%) | 142.0 (67.3%) | |
| Yes | 11.0 (36.7%) | 69.0 (32.7%) |
n—number of patients; 1 Proportions are evaluated with a chi-square test.