Table 2: Distribution of pathogens in urine isolates according to age and gender.
Organism |
Total (n=115) |
Male (n=6) |
Female (n=78) |
≤ 65 yrs (n=54) |
≥ 65 yrs (n=30) |
E. coli |
53 (46.1) |
1 (16.7%) |
52 (66.7%) |
31 (57.4%) |
22 (73.3%) |
K. pneumoniae |
9 (7.8) |
3 (50%) |
6 (7.7%) |
6 (11.1%) |
3 (10%) |
P. mirabilis |
8 (6.9) |
0 (0.0) |
8 (10.3%) |
4 (7.4%) |
4 (13.3%) |
P. aeruginosa |
8 (6.9) |
2 (33.3%) |
6 (7.7%) |
8 (14.8%) |
0 (0.0) |
E. cloacae |
1 (0.9) |
0 (0.0) |
1 (1.3%) |
0 (0.0) |
1 (3.3%) |
Serratia spp. |
2 (1.7) |
1 (16.7%) |
1 (1.3%) |
0 (0.0) |
2 (6.7%) |
Enterococcus spp. |
17 (14.8) |
2 (33.3%) |
15 (19.2%) |
12 (22.2%) |
5 (16.7%) |
Staphylococcus spp. |
12 (10.4) |
0 (0.0) |
12 (15.4%) |
11 (20.4%) |
1 (3.3%) |
Corynebacterium |
4 (3.5) |
0 (0.0) |
4 (5.1%) |
0 (0.0) |
4 (13.3%) |
Streptococcus spp. |
1 (0.9) |
0 (0.0) |
1 (1.3%) |
1 (1.9%) |
0 (0.0) |