Table 4 Showing the relationship between the duration of hospital admission before surgery and the cultured microorganism
Duration of admission before surgery | Organism cultured | Total | P - value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Coli | Klebsiella | Negative culture | P. Aeruginosa | S. Aureus | ||||
≤ 2 days | 1 (10.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (20.0) | 0 (0.0) | 7 (70.0) | 10(100.0) | 0.003* | |
3–7 days | 1 (33.3) | 1 (33.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (33.3) | 3(100.0) |  | |
8–14 days | 0 (0.0) | 1 (33.3) | 1 (33.3) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (33.3) | 3(100.0) |  | |
> 14 days | 4 (50.0) | 1 (12.5) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (37.5) | 0 (0.0) | 8(100.0) |  | |
Total | 6 (25.0) | 3 (12.5) | 3 (12.5) | 3 (12.5) | 9 (37.5) | 24(100.0) | Â | |