Table 3 Various surgical procedures and corresponding bacterial isolates from patients
Site of surgical procedures | Patients No. (%) | Bacterial isolates | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gram-positive No. (%) | Gram-negative No. (%) | Total isolates No. | ||
Laparotomy | 53 (43.2) | 15 (19.7) | 61 (80.3) | 76 |
Appendectomy | 32 (26.2) | 21 (41.2) | 30 (58.8) | 51 |
Prostatectomy | 12 (9.8) | 2 (14.4) | 11 (84.6) | 13 |
Thyroidectomy | 8 (6.6) | 2 (66.7) | 1 (33.3) | 3 |
Debridement | 11 (9) | 3 (100) | 0 | 3 |
Incision | 6 (4.9) | 1 (100) | 0 | 1 |
Total | 122 | 44 (29.9) | 103 (70.1) | 147 |