Parameter | Frequency | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Type of specimen | ||
 Urine | 147 | 89.6 |
 Sputum | 17 | 10.4 |
Bacterial growth | ||
 Urine | 79 | 48.2 |
 Sputum | 16 | 9.8 |
 No growth | 69 | 42.0 |
Number of isolates per specimen | ||
 One | 55 | 57.9 |
 Two | 26 | 27.4 |
 Three | 11 | 11.6 |
 Four | 3 | 3.1 |
Isolates from urine(N = 137) | ||
 E. coli | 40 | 29.2 |
 K. pneumonia | 26 | 19.0 |
 E. faecalis | 18 | 13.1 |
 A. baumanii | 13 | 9.40 |
 Others | 11 | 8.00 |
 CoNS | 10 | 7.30 |
 E. cloacae | 8 | 5.80 |
 P. aeruginosa | 6 | 4.40 |
 C. freundii | 3 | 2.30 |
 E. faecium | 2 | 1.50 |
Isolates from sputum (N = 16) | ||
 K. pneumonia | 5 | 31.30 |
 E. coli | 3 | 18.70 |
 P. aeruginosa | 2 | 12.50 |
 S. aureus | 2 | 12.50 |
 S. haemolyticus | 1 | 6.25 |
 A. baumanii | 1 | 6.25 |
 E. cloacae | 1 | 6.25 |
 S. marcescens | 1 | 6.25 |