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Table 4 Microbiological results-source of positive samples

From: Postoperative differences between colonization and infection after pediatric cardiac surgery-a propensity matched analysis

 

After propensity matching

 

Infection (n=141)

Colonization (n=141)

 

Variable

N

%

N

%

p-value

Cannula associated

35

25%

59

42%

0.004

Wound associated

19

13%

23

16%

0.58

Urine

21

15%

27

19%

0.42

Positive hemoculture

58

41%

41

29%

0.04

Trachea

18

13%

15

11%

0.71

Other

16

11%

22

16%

0.27

  1. Data are presented as the number of occurrences and the percentage. P-values are based on two-sided chi squared or Fischer’s exact tests (as appropriate). Statistically significant (p < 0.05) values are presented in bold.
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Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

ISSN: 1749-8090

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