Table 2.

Incidence of different types of infections

Type of infection	N (%)
Pneumonia	100 (49.8)
Fracture-related Infection	25 (12.4)
Positive blood culture	14 (7.0)
Septic shock	13 (6.5)
Abdominal abscess	4 (2.0)
Wound infection	9 (4.5)
Thrombo-phlebitis	7 (3.5)
Thorax empyema	4 (2.0)
Urinary tract infection	7 (3.5)
Secondary meningitis	7 (3.5)
Miscellaneous*	11 (5.5)
Total†	201 (100)

*Including cholecystitis, otitis, pancreatitis, and pericarditis.

†48 patients developed more than one complication.