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