Table 1 Comparison of bacterial Infection of the Swan-Ganz catheter and the prototype Catheter
GROUP | 3 DAY GROUP | GROUP | 7 DAY GROUP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CATHETER | Swan-Ganz | Prototype | CATHETER | Swan-Ganz | Prototype | ||||
EXPERIMENT NUMBER | BACTERIA | CFU/g | BACTERIA | CFU/g | EXPERIMENT NUMBER | BACTERIA | CFU/g | BACTERIA | CFU/g |
1 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | S. epidermidis | 50 | S. epidermidis | 50 |
3 | S.chromogens | 1 | E. avium (Group D) | 1 | 4 | – | 0 | E. faecalis (Group D) | 25 |
5 | E. faecalis (Group D) | 25 | E. faecalis (Group D) | 25 | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 |
7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 |
11 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 0 |
13 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 0 | S. epidermidis | 5 |
14 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 12 | S. aureus | 100 | S. aureus | >100 |
INFECTION RATE (%) | 42.86 | 42.86 | INFECTION RATE (%) | 28.57 | 57.14 | ||||