Table 3 Comparison of pathogens between 32 patients with esophageal perforation and 489 patients without esophageal perforation in deep neck infection
From: Factors affecting perforation of the esophagus in patients with deep neck infection
Pathogens | Perforation, N (%) | Non-perforation, N (%) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
Streptococcus constellatus | 10 (31.25) | 107 (21.88) | 0.272 |
Streptococcus anginosus | 8 (25.00) | 80 (16.35) | 0.222 |
Klebsiella pneumonia | 8 (25.00) | 61 (12.47) | 0.056 |
Prevotella buccae | 6 (18.75) | 49 (10.02) | 0.133 |
Prevotella intermedia | 5 (15.62) | 40 (8.17) | 0.182 |
Staphylococcus aureus | 4 (12.50) | 21 (4.29) | 0.059 |
Parvimonas micra | 3 (9.37) | 39 (7.97) | 0.735 |
Staphylococcus epidemidis | 2 (6.25) | 10 (2.04) | 0.164 |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 2 (6.25) | 9 (1.84) | 0.142 |
Eikenella corrodens | 2 (6.25) | 8 (1.63) | 0.120 |
Streptococcus salivarius | 1 (3.12) | 10 (2.04) | 0.505 |
Streptococcus oralis | 1 (3.12) | 8 (1.63) | 0.437 |
Slackia exigua | 0 (0.00) | 14 (2.86) | 1.000 |
Gemella morbillorum | 0 (0.00) | 13 (2.65) | 1.000 |
No growth | 2 (6.25) | 101 (20.65) | 0.063 |