Table 3. Frequency and percentage of bacterial isolates according to age range and sex.
Age group (years) |
Sex |
Name and Frequency of Isolates |
Percentage (%) |
|
Total Male (n= 640, 71.8%) |
Total Female (n=251, 28.1%) |
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Infants (0-2) n=3 |
Male (n=1, 33.3%) |
Staphylococcus spp.(n=1) |
100.0 |
|
Female (n=2, 66.7%) |
Klebsiella spp. (n=1) Pseudomonas spp.(n=1) |
50.00 50.00 |
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Children (3-16) n=202 |
Male (n=147, 72.7%) |
Pseudomonas spp. (n= 72) Proteus spp. (n=28) Klebsiella spp.(n=11) Staphylococcus aureus (n=30) Staphylococcus spp. (n=6) |
48.93 19.22 07.42 20.43 04.00 |
|
Female (n=55, 27.2%) |
Pseudomonas spp.(n=11) Proteus spp. (n=38) Staphylococcus spp. (n=5) Streptococcus spp.(n=1) |
20.02 69.00 09.13 01.84 |
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Young adults (17-30) n=217 |
Male (n=158, 72.8%) |
Pseudomonas spp. (n=64) Enterococcus faecalis (n=48) Staphylococcus aureus (n=9) Staphylococcus spp. (n=10) Proteus spp. (n=11) E. coli (n=10) Klebsiella spp. (n=6) |
40.79 30.57 05.64 06.39 06.46 06.39 03.76 |
|
Female (n=59, 27.2%) |
Pseudomonas spp. (n=15) Enterococcus faecalis (n=13) Staphylococcus aureus (n=19) Staphylococcus spp. (n=6) Proteus spp. (n=1) E. coli (n=1) Klebsiella spp.(n=3) Streptococcus spp. (n=1) |
25.49 22.03 32.34 10.26 01.62 01.62 05.02 01.62 |
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Middle-aged Adults (31-45) n=187 |
Male (n=133, 71.2%) |
Pseudomonas spp. (n=75) Enterococcus faecalis (n=21) Staphylococcus aureus (n=3) Staphylococcus spp. (n=11) Proteus spp.(n=1) E. coli (n=14) Klebsiella spp.(n=7) Streptococcus spp.(n=1) |
56.53 15.75 02.21 08.37 00.70 10.53 05.21 00.70 |
|
Female (n=54, 28.8%) |
Pseudomonas spp.(n=15) Staphylococcus spp. (n=8) Proteus spp. (n=6) E. coli (n=23) Klebsiella spp. (n=2) |
27.57 14.86 11.21 42.58 03.78 |
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Old Adults >45 n=282 |
Male (n=201, 71.3%) |
Pseudomonas spp. (n=84) E. coli (n=23) Enterococcus faecalis (n=21) Staphylococcus aureus (n=18) Staphylococcus spp. (n=19) Proteus spp. (n=5) Klebsiella spp.(n=24) Acinetobacter spp. (n= 6) Enterobacter spp. (n=1) |
41.66 11.53 10.57 08.95 09.48 02.46 11.94 02.98 00.43 |
|
Female (n=81, 28.7%) |
Pseudomonas spp. (n= 31) Staphylococcus aureus (n=2) Staphylococcus spp. (n=11) Proteus spp. (n=5) E. coli (n=22) Klebsiella spp. (n=10) |
38.24 02.40 13.51 06.12 27.41 12.32 |