Table 2:
Clinical and microbial types of infections in relation to the time-course
post-LTx.
|
|
1st
month infections n (%) |
Infections
after 1st month n (%) |
Total n (%) |
P-value |
|
Clinical
types of infections (n =
62)* |
||||
|
Subclinical infection |
17
(54.8) |
8
(25.8) |
25 (40.3) |
|
|
Chest infection |
7
(22.6) |
13
(41.9) |
20 (32) |
|
|
Gastroenteritis |
0
(0.0) |
7
(22.6) |
7 (11.3) |
0.001 |
|
Surgical site infection |
6
(19.4) |
1
(3.2) |
7 (11.3) |
|
|
Otitis media |
1
(3.2) |
1
(3.2) |
2 (3.2) |
|
|
Pharyngitis |
0
(0.0) |
1
(3.2) |
1 (1.6) |
|
|
Total |
31
(50) |
31
(50) |
62 (100) |
|
|
Type of organism (n = 50)** |
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|
Bacterial |
23
(74.2) |
7
3(6.8) |
30 (60) |
|
|
Viral |
4
(12.9) |
10
(52.6) |
14
(28) |
|
|
Protozoal |
0.0 |
1
(5.3) |
1 (2) |
|
|
Combined infection: Bacterial + viral Viral + fungal Bacterial + fungal |
4
(12.9) 1
(3.2) 2
(6.5) 1
(3.2) |
1
(3.3) 0.0 1
(5.3) 0.0 |
5
(10) 1
(6) 3
(2) 1
(2) |
0.031 |
|
Total |
31
(62) |
19
(38) |
50
(100) |
|
*Total number of infection attacks
proved either clinically or by cultures and viral markers
**Total number of infection attacks
proved by cultures and viral markers