Table 4.
Isolation rate by demographic and clinical characteristics of patients.
| Characteristic | Number tested | Growth | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Sex | Female (%*) | 54 (65.06) | 43(79.63) | 0.354 |
| Male (%*) | 29 (34.94) | 25(86.21) | ||
| Total | 83 | 68 | ||
| 2. Type of SSIs | Superficial (%*) | 34 (40.96) | 23(67.65) | 0.0026 |
| Deep (%*) | 42 (50.60) | 40(95.24) | ||
| Organ (%*) | 7 (8.43) | 5(71.43) | ||
| Total | 83 | 68 | ||
| 3. Nature of surgery | Elective (%*) | 34 (40.96) | 24(70.59) | 0.0001 |
| Emergency (%*) | 49 (59.04) | 44(89.80) | ||
| Total | 83 | 68 | ||
| 4. Class of surgical wound | Clean (%*) | 38 (45.78) | 29(76.32) | 0.0002 |
| Clean-cont# (%*) | 27 (32.53) | 22(81.38) | ||
| Contaminated(%*) | 11 (13.25) | 10(90.91) | ||
| Dirty (%*) | 7 (8.43) | 7(100) | ||
| Total | 83 | 68 | ||
| 5. Age (%*) | 1–10 | 5 (6.02) | 0 (0) | 0.0597 |
| 11–20 | 29 (34.94) | 25(86.21) | ||
| 21–30 | 32 (38.55) | 28(87.5) | ||
| 31–40 | 9 (10.84) | 7 (77.78) | ||
| 41–50 | 2 (2.41) | 2 (100) | ||
| 51–60 | 2 (2.41) | 2 (100) | ||
| 61–70 | 2 (2.41) | 2 (100) | ||
| 71–80 | 2 (2.41) | 2 (100) | ||
| Total | 83 | 68 | ||
*%- Percentage of growth/no growth independently for each characteristic. #Clean-contaminated.