Table 3.
Comparison of distribution of Gram negative: Gram positive for type of procedure performed and type of SSI
| Clinical characteristics | Total number of positive cultures n = 352 |
Total number of Gram-negative organisms n = 286 |
Gram-negative organisms % |
Total number of Staphylococcus spp.(60) + other Gram-positive organisms (4) n = 64 |
Staphylococcus spp. + Other Gram-positive organisms % |
Total number of other microbial isolates (fungi) n = 2 |
Other microbial isolates (fungi) % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Procedure performed | |||||||
| Gastrointestinal + other abdominal surgery | 207 | 181 | 87.4 | 24 | 11.6 | 2 | 1.0 |
| Hernia + scrotal surgery | 47 | 31 | 65.9 | 16 | 34.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Breast surgery | 40 | 29 | 72.5 | 11 | 27.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Limb amputation | 26 | 21 | 80.8 | 5 | 19.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Genitourinary tract + prostate surgery | 12 | 10 | 83.3 | 2 | 16.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Other soft tissue surgery | 10 | 7 | 70.0 | 3 | 30.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Thyroid surgery | 10 | 7 | 70.0 | 3 | 30.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Type of SSI | |||||||
| Superficial | 291 | 228 | 78.3 | 61 | 21.0 | 2 | 0.7 |
| Deep | 34 | 31 | 85.3 | 3 | 8.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Organ space | 27 | 27 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |