Table 6.
Distribution of strains and their proportions across different groups
| Features | Total (n = 182) | CG (n = 71) | NSSPU (n = 59) | USG (n = 52) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strain (n) | Proportion (%) | Strain (n) | Proportion (%) | Strain (n) | Proportion (%) | Strain (n) | Proportion (%) | |
| Gram-negative bacilli | 155 | 85.17 | 63 | 88.74 | 56 | 94.91 | 37 | 71.16 |
| E. coli | 105 | 57.69 | 48 | 67.61 | 36 | 61.02 | 21 | 40.39 |
| Klebsiella pneumoniae | 15 | 8.24 | 7 | 9.86 | 5 | 8.47 | 3 | 5.77 |
| Proteus mirabilis | 7 | 3.85 | 1 | 1.41 | 2 | 3.39 | 4 | 7.69 |
| Acinetobacter baumannii | 4 | 2.20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.39 | 2 | 3.85 |
| Other | 24 | 13.19 | 7 | 9.86 | 11 | 18.64 | 7 | 13.46 |
| Gram-positive bacilli | 29 | 15.94 | 8 | 11.28 | 12 | 20.34 | 9 | 17.3 |
| Enterococcus faecium | 21 | 11.54 | 3 | 4.23 | 10 | 16.95 | 8 | 15.38 |
| Enterococcus faecalis | 5 | 2.75 | 3 | 4.23 | 2 | 3.39 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 3 | 1.65 | 2 | 2.82 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.92 |
| Fungus | 11 | 6.04 | 2 | 2.82 | 2 | 3.39 | 7 | 13.46 |
The total counts for each bacterial and fungal strain were calculated from the data collected across all patient groups within the study