Table 3 Prevalence of pathogens isolated from chronic wound infections according to gender and age group of study participants.
Isolates (N = 69) | Frequency, n (%) | P value | Frequency, n (%) | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
≤ 40 yrs | > 40 yrs | Female | Male | |||
Klebsiella species | 8 (40.0) | 12 (60.0) | 0.077 | 6 (30.0) | 14 (70.0) | 0.111 |
Staphylococcus aureus | 19 (67.9) | 9 (32.1) | 0.116 | 15 (53.6) | 13 (46.4) | 0.233 |
Enterobacter agglomerans | 1 (50.0) | 1 (50.0) | 0.850 | 1 (50.0) | 1 (50.0) | 0.884 |
Proteus species | 8 (53.3) | 7 (46.7) | 0.778 | 7 (46.7) | 8 (53.3) | 0.878 |
Providencia species | 1 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0.565 | 1 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0.449 |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 2 (66.7) | 1 (33.3) | 0.599 | 1 (33.3) | 2 (66.7) | 0.577 |
