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. 2022 Jan 24;12:1195. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-04722-6

Table 3.

Prevalence of pathogens isolated from chronic wound infections according to gender and age group of study participants.

Isolates (N = 69) Frequency, n (%) P value Frequency, n (%) P value
 ≤ 40 yrs  > 40 yrs Female Male
Klebsiella species 8 (40.0) 12 (60.0) 0.077 6 (30.0) 14 (70.0) 0.111
Staphylococcus aureus 19 (67.9) 9 (32.1) 0.116 15 (53.6) 13 (46.4) 0.233
Enterobacter agglomerans 1 (50.0) 1 (50.0) 0.850 1 (50.0) 1 (50.0) 0.884
Proteus species 8 (53.3) 7 (46.7) 0.778 7 (46.7) 8 (53.3) 0.878
Providencia species 1 (100.0) 0 (0.0) 0.565 1 (100.0) 0 (0.0) 0.449
Pseudomonas aeruginosa 2 (66.7) 1 (33.3) 0.599 1 (33.3) 2 (66.7) 0.577

yrs: years, n:number.