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 |