Table 3 Findings of culture done for CCRT patients by group
Cases N = 157 | Control N = 158 | Total N = 315 | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Related culture done | ||||
No | 38 (24.2%) | 76 (48.1%) | 114 (36.2%) | < 0.001 |
Yes | 119 (75.8%) | 82 (51.9%) | 201 (63.8%) | |
Culture specimen | ||||
Blood | 106 (89.1%) | 68 (82.9%) | 174 (86.6%) | 0.209 |
Urine | 65 (54.6%) | 47 (57.3%) | 112 (55.7%) | 0.705 |
Respiratory | 21 (17.6%) | 20 (24.4%) | 41 (20.4%) | 0.244 |
Wound | 11 (9.2%) | 3 (3.7%) | 14 (7.0%) | 0.126 |
Others | 13 (10.9%) | 3 (3.7%) | 16 (8.0%) | 0.061 |
Culture result | ||||
No | 67 (56.8%) | 59 (72.0%) | 126 (63.0%) | 0.029 |
Yes | 51 (43.2%) | 23 (28.0%) | 74 (37.0%) | |
Organisms detected | ||||
Total number | 58 | 25 | 83 | |
Pseudomonas spp. | 11 (19.0%) | 3 (12.0%) | 14 (16.9%) | 0.666 |
Escherichia coli | 9 (15.5%) | 4 (16.0%) | 13 (15.7%) | > 0.99 |
Candida | 7 (12.1%) | 2 (8.0%) | 9 (10.8%) | 0.905 |
Klebsiella spp. | 6 (10.3%) | 2 (8.0%) | 8 (9.6%) | > 0.99 |
Staphylococcus aereus | 5 (8.6%) | 2 (8.0%) | 7 (8.4%) | > 0.99 |
Enterococcus spp. | 5 (8.6%) | 1 (4.0%) | 6 (7.2%) | 0.822 |
MRSA | 3 (5.2%) | 3 (12.0%) | 6 (7.2%) | 0.504 |
Acinetobacter spp. | 3 (5.2%) | 1 (4.0%) | 4 (4.8%) | > 0.99 |
Others | 9 (15.5%) | 7 (28.0%) | 14 (19.3%) | 0.308 |