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Table 3 Specimen cultured and bacteria isolates

From: Antibiotic resistance in patients with clinical features of healthcare-associated infections in an urban tertiary hospital in Sierra Leone: a cross-sectional study

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