Probiotic lactic acid bacteria as a means of preventing in vitro urinary catheter colonization and biofilm formation

Journal of the Egyptian Public Health Association

Table 2 Relationship between duration of catheterization and CAUTI among the 120 studied catheterized patients in AMUH, 2019

Catheterization days	CAUTI				Total (n = 120)		P
	No (n = 81)		Yes (n = 39)		Total (n = 120)
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
≤ 2	59	72.8	8	20.5	67	55.8	< 0.001*
>2	22	27.2	31	79.5	53	44.2	< 0.001*
Mean ± SD	2.22 ± 1.14		3.56 ± 1.50		2.66 ± 1.41		< 0.001*
Median (Q1–Q3)	67.00 (59.00–74.00)		71.00 (65.00–81.00)		68.50 (61.00–75.75)		< 0.001*