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| Duration | Urine culture | Urethral meatus culture | Perineal cultures |
| Number of patients found positive (%) | Common organisms (percentage of total positives at that time) | Number of patients found positive (%) | Common organisms (percentage of total positives at that time) | Number of patients found positive (%) | Common organisms (percentage of total positives at that time) |
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| At the time of enrollment | 25 (100) | E. coli (40),
Acinetobacter (8), Pseudomonas (8) | 24 (96) | E. coli (75),
S. aureus (20.83),
Klebsiella (4.16) | 25 (100) | S. aureus (68)
E. coli (20) |
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| 1st week | 23 (92) | E. coli (78.26),
mixed (17.39) | 22 (88) | E. coli (59.09),
S. aureus (22.72),
Klebsiella (9.09) | 24 (96) | S. aureus (50)
E. coli (20.83) |
|
| 2nd week | 23 (92) | E. coli (69.56),
Klebsiella (17.39) | 23 (92) | E. coli (56.52),
S. aureus (21.73),
Klebsiella (17.39) | 24 (96) | S. aureus (70.83)
E. coli (16.66) |
|
| 3rd week | 22 (88) | E. coli (72.72),
Pseudomonas (18.18),
Klebsiella (9.09) | 20 (80) | E. coli (70)
S. aureus (10)
Klebsiella (10) | 24 (96) | S. aureus (70.83)
E. coli (16.66) |
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| 4th week | 21 (84) | E. coli (66.66),
Acinetobacter (9.52) | 20 (80) | E. coli (60)
S. aureus (20)
Klebsiella (15) | 23 (92) | S. aureus (56.52)
E. coli (34.78) |
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| 5th week | 20 (80) | E. coli (65),
Klebsiella (10),
Pseudomonas (5) | 19 (76) | E. coli (57.89)
S. aureus (21.05)
Klebsiella (10.52) | 22 (88) | S. aureus (59.09)
E. coli (27.27) |
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| value* | NS (0.063) | | NS (0.07) | | NS (0.250) | |
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