Pattern of Bacterial Pathogens and Their Susceptibility Isolated from Surgical Site Infections at Selected Referral Hospitals, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of study subjects ().

Characteristics	Frequency	Percentage
Sex
Female	56	52.3
Male	51	47.7
Age group
<10	2	1.9
10–20	18	16.8
21–30	36	33.6
31–40	23	21.5
41–50	9	8.4
>50	19	17.8
Residence
Urban	49	45.8
Rural	58	54.2
Educational status
Illiterate	29	27.1
Primary	49	45.8
Secondary	14	13.1
College/university and above	15	14
Occupations
Farmer	33	30.8
Employer	17	15.9
Student	13	12.1
Daily wage laborer	14	13.1
Housewife	16	15
Merchant	6	5.6
Jobless	5	4.7
Driver	3	2.8
Case type
Emergency	66	61.7
Elective	41	38.3
Surgical procedure
Laparotomy	34	31.8
Debridement	29	27.1
Appendectomy	3	2.8
Drainage	9	8.4
Incision	5	4.7
Cesarean section	14	13.1
Colostomy	8	7.5
Lithotomy	3	2.8
Mastectomy	2	1.9
SSI class
Superficial	45	42.1
Deep tissue or organ/space	62	57.9
Antimicrobial therapy received
Preoperative	22	20.5
Postoperative	100	93.4
Not at all	6	5.6