A Retrospective Study on Bile Culture and Antibiotic Susceptibility Patterns of Patients with Biliary Tract Infections

Table 1

Clinical characteristics of patients with BTIs.

Total study population	N = 277
	%	(n)
Age (years)
＜60	24.55	68
≥60	75.45	209
Sex
Male	66.79	185
Female	33.21	92
Primary disease
Benign	79.06	219
Malignant	20.94	58
Previous biliary intervention
Yes	13.00	36
No	87	241
Underlying diseases
Cardiovascular diseases	42.25	117
Diabetes	21.66	60
Manifestation
Fever	41.52	115
Jaundice	42.24	117
Abdominal pain	77.98	216
Route of bile collection
Endoscopic	33.57	93
Percutaneous	66.43	184