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. 2018 Feb 11;10(2):e2181. doi: 10.7759/cureus.2181

Table 5. Organism Causing Surgical Site Infections Between Linear Closure Group and Purse-string Closure Group.

n: number

Organism Linear closure (n = 40) Purse-string closure (n = 40)
Gram-positive (n(%)) 0 0
Gram-negative (n (%)) 10 (50%) 2 (10%)
Mixed (n (%)) 1 (5%) 0
Fungus (n (%)) 1 (5%) 1 (5%)
Anaerobic (n (%)) 0 0
Sterile (n (%)) 5 (25%) 0