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Differences in isolates between referred cases from another hospital and previously non-hospitalized cases.
| Isolated organism | Referred cases from another hospital n = 28 |
Previously non-hospitalized cases n = 42 |
Chi square | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gram-negative (49) | 22 | 27 | 2.3 | 0.00* |
| Gram-positive (26) | 7 | 19 | ||
| Two isolates (6) | 2 | 4 | 0.12 | 0.72 |
| Single isolate (64) | 26 | 38 |
*P < 0.05 is significant.
Data are presented as numbers.
