Table 1: The frequency of detected bacterial species on culture by sex

Culture result

Sex

Total

Boys

Girls

Staphylococcus aureus

22 (68.8%)

11 (61.3%)

33 (66%)

Beta hemolytic streptococcus group A

1 (3.1%)

0

1 (2%)

Beta hemolytic streptococcus group B

0

1 (5.6%)

1 (2%)

Streptococcus viridans

1 (3.1%)

0

1 (2%)

Enterobacter

1 (3.1%)

0

1 (2%)

Negative culture

7 (21.9%)

6 (33.3%)

13 (26%)

Total

32

18

50