Table 4:Comparative study of risk factors among colonisers and non-colonisers.
Characteristics | Colonisers n=15 (%) |
Non-Colonisers n=55 (%) |
P value |
---|---|---|---|
Sex | 0.21 | ||
–Male | 9 (60%) | 23 (42%) | |
–Female | 6 (40%) | 32 (58%) | |
ICU Admission | 6 (40%) | 9 (16%) | 0.07* |
Urinary catheter | 10 (67%) | 20 (36%) | 0.04 |
Antibiotic usage | |||
–Betalactams | 9 (60%) | 32 (58%) | 0.90 |
–Fluoroquinolones | 7 (47%) | 21 (38%) | 0.55 |
Surgical procedure | 4 (27%) | 9 (16%) | 0.45* |
Fisher’s Exact Test