From: Diagnostic value of routine chest tube tip culture in surgery for noninfectious lung disease
Chest tube tip cultures | Postoperative infection (n = 18) | No postoperative infection (n = 166) | Postoperative infections | ||
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SSI (n = 4) | Pneumonia (n = 14) | Empyema (n = 0) | |||
Positive | 6 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Negative | 12 | 139 | 1 | 11 | 0 |