Table 3.
Microorganism distribution among different specimen types based on sex.
| Isolated microorganism | Type specimen | Total (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sputum | Blood | Nasopharyngeal swab | Cerebrospinal fluid | ||
| $ Females | |||||
| Klebsiella pneumoniae | 25.0% | 15.8% | 33.3% | 0.0% | 18.5 |
| Serratia marcescens | 25.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.7 |
| Staphylococcus aureus | 0.0% | 15.8% | 33.3% | 0.0% | 14.8 |
| Acinetobacter baumannii | 25.0% | 5.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 7.4 |
| Coagulase-negative staphylococci | 25.0% | 36.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 29.6 |
| Enterococcus faecalis | 0.0% | 10.5% | 33.3% | 0.0% | 11.1 |
| Candida albicans | 0.0% | 5.3% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 7.4 |
| Coryneform bacilli | 0.0% | 5.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.7 |
| Staphylococcus epidermidis | 0.0% | 5.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.7 |
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| ∗ Males | |||||
| Klebsiella pneumoniae | 22.2% | 11.8% | 33.3% | 0.0% | 18.2 |
| Serratia marcescens | 0.0% | 5.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.9 |
| Staphylococcus aureus | 0.0% | 5.9% | 16.7% | 0.0% | 5.9 |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 33.3% | 5.9% | 16.7% | 0.0% | 14.7 |
| Acinetobacter baumannii | 33.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8.8 |
| Coagulase-negative staphylococci | 0.0% | 47.1% | 16.7% | 0.0% | 26.5 |
| Enterococcus faecalis | 0.0% | 5.9% | 16.7% | 100.0% | 8.8 |
| Candida glabrata | 11.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.9 |
| Staphylococcus epidermidis | 0.0% | 11.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5.9 |
| Enterobacter aerogenes | 0.0% | 5.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.9 |
$ p value was 0.329; ∗p value was 0.246.