Table 1: Demographic features of the patients with primary surgical infections admitted to tertiary hospital, PNG, 2014-2016.

Variable x̅(SD) or number (n) Percentage
Age 17.7(±12.3) -
Gender Male
Female		 n = 26
n = 4		 87%
13%
Hemoglobin 11.5(±3.1) -
White cells count 7(±2.5) -
Nutrition Normal
Underweight
Severe malnutrition		 n = 20
n = 10
n = 0		 67%
33%
0%
Location Tibia
Forearm
Humerus
Calcaneus
Femur		 n = 19
n = 5
n = 3
n = 2
n = 1		 63%
17%
10%
7%
3%
C-M classification IIIA
IIIBC
Total III
IVA
IVBL
Total IV 		n = 13
n = 1
n = 14
n = 8
n = 8
n = 16 		47%
53%
Smoking Yes
No		 n = 5
n = 25		 17%
83%
Pre - sample antibiotic flucloxacillin
chloramphenicol
gentamycin		 n = 10
n = 22
n = 30		 -

Legend: x̅ - arithmetic mean, SD - standard deviation, n - number, C-M - Cierny-Mader classification of chronic, osteomyelitis, A - Host: Good immune system & delivery, BL - locally compromised host, BC - combined locally & systematically compromised host