Ann Clin Microbiol 2022;25:1-10. Multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacterial infections the Tamale Teaching Hospital in Northern Ghana: a three-year retrospective analysis.
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Table 1. The number of cultured gram-negative bacterial isolates distributed among age, sex, and specimen
Characteristic Age (yr) Total
<10 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 ≥ 70
Sex
Female 162 91 402 300 163 82 81 126 1,407
Male 156 73 123 159 132 138 170 421 1,372
Specimen
Aspirates & fluids* 6 8 13 18 12 6 7 4 74
Blood 52 4 4 5 5 4 3 2 79
Sputum 20 32 56 61 101 76 86 148 580
Stool 1 3 6 2 12
Swabs† 12 21 152 99 28 5 5 2 324
Tissue 2 2 1 5
Urine 195 56 213 183 84 99 113 354 1,297
Wound 30 41 84 76 63 30 37 37 398
Total 318 164 525 459 295 220 251 547 2,779

*Abscess, ascitic fluid, aspirates, pleural effusions, CSF, semens.
†Vaginal swab, endocervical swab, rectal swab, urethral swab, ear swab, eye swab, buccal swab, throat swab.