Table 1 The frequency distribution of patients with pyogenic odontogenic infection according to demographic characteristics and other variables (n = 130)
Variable | Category | HIV + ve | HIV-ve | All |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) |
Age group | ≤35 years | 24 (18.5) | 71 (54.6) | 95 (73.1) |
>35Â years | 11 (8.5) | 24 (18.5) | 35 (26.9) | |
Sex | Female | 12 (9.2) | 50 (38.5) | 62 (47.7) |
Male | 23 (17.7) | 45 (34.6) | 68 (52.3) | |
Level of education | Informal/Primary education | 23 (17.7) | 55 (42.3) | 78 (60.0) |
Post primary education | 12 (9.2) | 40 (30.8) | 52 (40.0) | |
Socio-economic status | Middle | 13 (10.0) | 35 (26.9) | 48 (36.9) |
Lower | 22 (16.9) | 60 (46.2) | 82 (63.1) | |
Predisposing factors | Dental caries | 14 (10.8) | 50 (38.5) | 64 (49.2) |
Post extraction | 8 (6.2) | 23 (17.7) | 31 (23.8) | |
Trauma | 1 (0.8) | 7 (5.4) | 8 (6.2) | |
Periodontitis | 3 (2.3) | 3 (2.3) | 6 (4.6) | |
Pericoronitis | 1 (0.8) | 5 (3.8) | 6 (4.6) | |
Non specific | 8 (6.2) | 7 (5.4) | 15 (11.5) | |
Prior antibiotic use | Yes | 31 (23.8) | 71 (54.6) | 102 (78.5) |
No | 4 (3.1) | 24 (18.5) | 28 (21.5) | |
Prescriptiona | Yes | 21 (20.6) | 28 (27.5) | 49 (48.0) |
No | 10 (9.8) | 43 (42.2) | 53 (52.0) | |
Hospital admission | No | 26 (20.0) | 80 (61.5) | 106 (81.5) |
Yes | 9 (6.9) | 15 (11.5) | 24 (18.5) | |
Bacterial culture | Positive | 19 (14.6) | 60 (46.2) | 79 (60.8) |
Negative | 16 (12.3) | 35 (26.9) | 51 (39.2) | |
Nature of infectionb | Polymicrobial | 3 (3.8) | 8 (10.1) | 11 (13.9) |
Not polymicrobial | 16 (20.3) | 52 (65.8) | 68 (86.1) | |
Site of origin of infectionc | Maxilla | 9 (7.6) | 24 (20.3) | 33 (28.0) |
Mandible | 20 (16.9) | 65 (55.1) | 85 (72.0) | |
Complication of infection | Yes | 8 (6.2) | 16 (12.3) | 24 (18.5) |
No | 27 (20.8) | 79 (60.8) | 106 (81.5) |