Table 4 Treatment of sterile versus nonsterile sites: per culture analysis

Positive cultures

225

179

Sterile

101 (45%)

72 (40%)

0.401

Nonsterile

124 (55%)

107 (60%)

0.401

Sterile cultures treated

65 (64%)

60 (83%)

0.01

Nonsterile cultures treated

88 (71%)

49 (46%)

0.0002

Number of cultures of patients with only positive sterile cultures

86

60

Cultures treated

52 (61%)

54 (90%)

0.0002

Number of cultures of patients with both positive sterile and positive nonsterile cultures

60

32

Cultures treated

31 (52%)

14 (44%)

0.6139

Number of cultures of patients with only positive nonsterile cultures

79

87

Cultures treated

70 (89%)

41 (47%)

0.0001