Table 2.
Rate of infections and detailed bacteriogram of positive cultures
| a. Rates of infectious complications | ||||||
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| Parameters | Total, n (%) | Group F, n (%) | Group P, n (%) | t-statistic (t) | df | P |
| Infective complications | 30 (5) | 23 (76.6) | 7 (23.3) | 5.1 | 1 | 0.02* |
| LUTS without fever | 104 (16.8) | 56 (53.8) | 48 (46) | 0.8 | 1 | 0.3 |
| UTI (chills, dysuria, frequency, urgency, temperature<100.4°F) | 15 (50) | 12 (80) | 3 (20) | 1 | 0.005* | |
| Septicemia | 8 (26.6) | 7 (87.5) | 1 (12.5) | 4.6 | 1 | 0.03* |
| Epididymitis/orchitis | 5 (16.6) | 3 (60) | 2 (40) | 0.2 | 1 | 0.64 |
| Acute prostatitis | 2 (6.6) | 1 (50)† | 1 (50) | 0.0 | 1 | 0.99 |
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| b. Bacteriogram of all positive cultures | ||||||
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| Bacteria | Total, n (%) | Positive urine culture, n (%) | Positive blood culture, n (%) | Fluoroquinolone resistance, n (%) | ||
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| E. coli | 17 (63) | 14 (66.6) | 3 (50) | 14 (70) (n=8 ESBL positive) | ||
| S. saprophyticus | 3 (11.1) | 2 (9.5) | 1 (16.6) | 1 (33.3) | ||
| E. faecalis | 1 (3.7) | 1 (4.7) | 0 | 0 | ||
| K. pneumoniae | 4 (14.8) | 3 (14.2)‡ | 1 (16.6) | 2 (50) | ||
| Proteus spp. | 2 (6.6) | 2 (100) | 0 | 0 | ||
| E. coli+E. faecalis | 1 (3.7) | 0 | 1 (16.6) | E. coli (resistant) + Enterococcus sensitive) | ||
| Total | 28 | 22 | 6§ | 17 | ||
*Statistically significant values, †One patient needed admission due to fever>100.4°F and was analyzed in acute prostatitis as well as in group with fever>100.4°F, ‡Delayed hospitalization for late rise in fever (after 3 days of antibiotics), §Two patients in sepsis did not have any growth on blood culture. Group F=Needle disinfection with formalin, Group P=Povidone iodine rectal disinfection, UTI=Urinary tract infection, ESBL=Extended spectrum beta-lactamase, LUTS=Lower urinary tract symptoms, df=Degree of freedom, E. coli=Escherichia coli, E. faecalis=Enterococcus faecalis, S. saprophyticus=Staphylococcus saprophyticus, K. pneumonia=Klebsiella pneumonia