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Antimicrobial Resistance, Bacterial Pathogens, and Risk Factors for Multidrug-Resistant Hospital-Acquired Infections in Erbil City, Iraq
World Journal of Medical Microbiology
| Vol 5, Issue 1
Table 1. Distribution and Bacterial Growth Rate ofClinical Specimens Collected from Patients with Hospital-Acquired Infections (n= 200)
| Specimen Type | Total Samples n (%) |
Positive Growth n |
Growth Rate (%) |
| Urine | 80 (40.0%) | 59 | 73.8 |
| Wound swabs | 50 (25.0%) | 43 | 86.0 |
| Blood cultures | 30 (15.0%) | 20 | 66.7 |
| Sputum | 25 (12.5%) | 16 | 64.0 |
| Catheter tips | 15 (7.5%) | 11 | 73.3 |
| Total | 200 (100.0%) | 149 | 74.5 |
Chi-square goodness-of-fit test = 54.8, p < 0.001