From: Diagnostic value of routine chest tube tip culture in surgery for noninfectious lung disease
Chest tube tip cultures | Postoperative infection (n = 42) | No postoperative infection (n = 168) | Postoperative infectionsa | ||
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SSI (n = 8) | Pneumonia (n = 36) | Empyema (n = 2) | |||
Positive | 13 | 28 | 6 | 9 | 2 |
Negative | 29 | 140 | 2 | 27 | 0 |