TABLE 8.
Bacteriology in Lebanese and non‐Lebanese patients
| Total number of positive tissue culture (172) | Lebanese | Non‐Lebanese | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 113 | n = 59 | |||
| Poly‐microbial | 62 (55) | 30 (51) | .616 | |
| GPC | 66 (58) | 40 (68) | .229 | |
| Staph‐coagulase negative | 24 (21) | 7 (12) | .129 | |
| S. aureus | 14 (12) | 14 (24) | .056 | |
| Enterococcus | 27 (24) | 17 (29) | .483 | |
| Streptococcus | 9 (8) | 3 (5) | .482 | |
| GPR | 3 (3) | 5 (9) | .085 | |
| GNR | 87 (77) | 35 (60) | .015 | |
| Enterobacteriaceae | 70 (61) | 30 (51) | .161 | |
| Pseudomonas | 28 (25) | 6 (10) | .022 | |
| Acinetobacter | 4 (4) | 4 (7) | .335 | |
| Anaerobes | 1 (1) | 1 (2) | .638 | |