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