Table 2.
Distribution of bacterial species recovered from different age groups
| Bacterial species |
Age groups (yr) distribution
|
|||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1-10
no. |
11-20
no. |
21-30
no. |
31-40
no. |
41-50
no. |
51-60
no. |
>60
no. |
Total
no (%) |
|
| P. aurigenosa | 2 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 71 (42.03) |
| H. influenzae | 38 | 20 | 8 | 2 | - | - | - | 68 (27.54) |
| K. pneumoniae | 13 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | 36 (21.74) |
| E. coli | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 26 (8.70) |
| S. pneumoniae | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | 30 (11.58) |
| S. aureus | 15 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 28 (10.81) |
| Total no. (%) | 86 (33.20) |
57 (22) |
37 (14.29) |
23 (8.88) |
28 (10.81) |
17 (6.56) |
11 (4.25) |
259 (100) |