Qualitative and Quantitative Microbiological Studies of Paediatric Artemether-Lumefantrine Dry Powders and Paracetamol Syrups Obtained from Selected Drug Stores in Accra, Ghana

Table 3

Associations between product type and presence of pathogens.

Pathogen	Product Type		Total	p-value
	Artemether-lumefantrine Dry Powder	Paracetamol Syrup
Salmonella spp.
Absent	90	85	175	0.03
Detected	0	5	5
Total	90	90	180
P. aeruginosa
Absent	86	86	172	0.64
Detected	4	4	8
Total	90	90	180
S. aureus
Absent	90	90	180	-
Detected	0	0	0
Total	90	90	180
E. coli
Absent	90	90	180	-
Detected	0	0	0
Total	90	90	180

Fisher’s test. P< 0.05 means significant; P> 0.05 means not significant.