Table 1.
Variables | Category | Frequency | Percentage |
Gender | Male | 83 | 62.9 |
Female | 49 | 37.1 | |
Age | birth to <5 years | 74 | 56.1 |
5 years to <18 years | 20 | 15.2 | |
18 years to <45 years | 25 | 18.9 | |
≥45 years | 13 | 9.8 | |
Specimen Type | Blood | 63 | 47.7 |
Urine | 34 | 25.8 | |
Wound | 21 | 15.9 | |
Body fluids | 10 | 7.6 | |
Sputum | 4 | 3.0 | |
Patient Setting | Inpatient | 120 | 90.9 |
Outpatient | 12 | 9.1 | |
Ward type | Pediatric ward | 53 | 44.2 |
ICU | 46 | 38.3 | |
Medical ward | 9 | 7.5 | |
Surgical ward | 8 | 6.7 | |
Other wards | 4 | 3.3 |
Other wards: emergency (2) and orthopedics (2).