[Retracted] Optimizing the Catheter Care and Maintenance Strategy of Short-Term Catheterization among Hospitalized Patients in Microbiological Approach

Table 5

Comparison of the absolute number of bacteria between precleaning and postcleaning based on different type of diseases. 24 h: 24 h postsurgery cleaning; 48 h: 48 h postsurgery cleaning; b: before cleaning; a: after cleaning; NA: no data.

(a) For male

Type of disease	24 h b vs. a	48 h b vs. a	24 h b vs. 48 h b
Calculus	0.745	0.695	0.001
Prostate tumor	0.708	0.297	0.309
Kidney tumor	0.786	0.314	0.314
Bladder tumor	0.613	0.505	0.882
Adrenal tumor	0.539	0.935	0.653
Prostatic hyperplasia	0.739	0.902	0.133

(b) For Female

Type of disease	24 h b vs. a	48 h b vs. a	24 h b vs. 48 h b
Calculus	0.842	0.549	1
Kidney tumor	0.935	0.4	0.159
Bladder tumor	0.905	NA	NA
Adrenal tumor	0.014	0.31	0.298