Table 1.

Nature of specimens recovered from different age groups.

Age group in years	Types of specimens											Total
	Ascitic fluid	Bile	Blood	Endotracheal tube	High vaginal swab	Peritoneal fluid	Pus	Semen	Tissue	Urine	Wound swab
0–10	0	0	4	0	0	0	2	0	1	12	0	19
10–20	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	5	2	10
20–30	1	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	1	11	1	18
30–40	0	0	1	0	1	0	6	1	1	4	0	14
40–50	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	8	0	10
50–60	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7	0	8
>60	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	9	0	12
Total	1	1	5	1	1	1	18	1	3	56	3	91