Table 1 Categorized clinical specimens into 4 groups on the basis of clinical diagnosis
Clinical diagnosis N (%) | Group 0 | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nasal 29 | Pharyngeal 18 | Expectorated sputum 15 | Other non-aseptic specimen 17 | Surgical site 14 | Pus 12 | Aspirated Sputum 36 | Drained 7 | Blood 14 | Other aseptic specimen 10 | |
Colonization (%) | 28 (96.6) | 18 (100) | 10 (66.7) | 14 (82.4) | 5 (35.7) | 4 (33.3) | 17 (47.2) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (14.3) | 0 (0.0) |
Undetermined (%) | 1 (3.4) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (13.3) | 2 (11.8) | 7 (50.0) | 4 (33.3) | 6 (16.7) | 3 (42.9) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (10.0) |
Active Infection (%) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (20.0) | 1 (5.9) | 2 (14.3) | 4 (33.3) | 13 (36.1) | 4 (57.1) | 12 (85.7) | 9 (90.0) |