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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of patients with positive culture among antibiotic naïve patients visiting MTRH, 2018

From: Study of bacterial respiratory infections and antimicrobial susceptibility profile among antibiotics naive outpatients visiting Meru teaching and referral hospital, Meru County, Kenya in 2018

Respiratory infections

Number

Positive cases

Prevalence (%)

Lower respiratory infection

264

132

45.5

Upper respiratory infection

120

43

35.8

Sex

   

Male

Female

204

180

125

50

61.3

27.8

Total

384

175

45.6