Table 1.
The distribution of bacterial isolates from ear discharge in different sex and age categories of study participants at Gondar University Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia (2009-2012)
| Age and sex |
Bacterial isolates No(%) |
P-value | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. aureus | NLF GNR | E.coli | Pseud. spps | CNStaph spps | Strep. spps | Prot. spps | Kleb. spps | Total | ||
|
Age in years | ||||||||||
| 0–5 |
12 (23.5) |
5 (9.8) |
5 (9.8) |
4 (7.8) |
5 (9.8) |
3 (5.9) |
16 (31.4) |
1 (2.0) |
51 (25.0) |
0.057 |
| 6–10 |
9 (29.0) |
3 (9.7) |
2 (6.5) |
2 (6.5) |
5 (16.1) |
2 (6.5) |
7 (22.6) |
1 (3.2) |
31 (15.2) |
|
| 11–15 |
5 (29.4) |
0 |
0 |
1 (5.9) |
1 (5.9) |
2 (11.8) |
8 (47.1) |
0 |
17 (8.3) |
|
| 16–20 |
3 (13.6) |
2 (9.1) |
3 (13.6) |
2 (9.1) |
0 |
0 |
11 (50.0) |
0 |
21 (10.3) |
|
| 21–30 |
14 (31.1) |
3 (6.7) |
0 |
3 (6.7) |
6 (13.3) |
3 (6.7) |
8 (17.8) |
8 (17.8) |
45 (22.1) |
|
| 31–40 |
8 (38.1) |
1 (4.8) |
3 (14.3) |
4 (19.0) |
2 (9.5) |
0 |
1 (4.8) |
2 (9.5) |
21 (10.3) |
|
| ≥41 |
3 (16.7) |
1 (5.6) |
1 (5.6) |
2 (11.1) |
4 (22.2) |
2 (11.1) |
5 (27.8) |
0 |
18 (8.8) |
|
| Total |
54 (26.5) |
15 (7.4) |
14 (6.9) |
18 (8.8) |
23 (11.3) |
12 (5.9) |
56 (27.5) |
12 (5.9) |
204 (89.5) |
|
|
Sex | ||||||||||
| Male |
32 (24.6) |
6 (4.6) |
8 (6.2) |
12 (9.2) |
16 (12.3) |
7 (5.4) |
44 (33.8) |
5 (3.8) |
130 (63.7) |
0.017 |
| Female | 22 (29.7) | 9 (12.2) | 6 (8.1) | 6 (8.1) | 7 (9.5) | 5 (6.8) | 12 (16.2) | 7 (9.5) | 74 (36.3) | |
S. aureusStaphylococcus aureus, NLF GNR Non Lactose Fermenter Gram Negative rods, Pseud. sppsPseudomonas species, CN Staph spps Coagulase Negative Staphylococcus species, Strep. spps Streptococcus species, Prot. spps Proteus species, Kleb. Spps Klebsella species.