Table 3 Bacterial isolation from pus swabs
Organism | Early and late infection (days) (N=297) | Total n (%) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
0 – 6 n (%) | 7 – 28 n (%) | |||
Staphylococcus aureus | 98 (74.2) | 34 (25.8) | 132(44.4) | 0.616* |
Klebsiella species | 61 (79.2) | 16 (20.8) | 77 (25.9) | |
Escherichia coli | 57 (80.3) | 14 (19.7) | 71 (23.9) | |
Staphylococcus epidermidis | 3 (100) | 0 (0) | 3 (1.0) | |
Pseudomonas species | 6 (85.7) | 1 (14.3) | 7 (2.4) | |
Proteus species | 7 (100) | 0 (0) | 7 (2.4) | |
Total | 232(78.1) | 65 (21.9) | 297 (100) | |