Predisposing factors Total no. of cases No. of cases infected Percentage
Anemia 54 22 40.74
Malignancy 47 29 61.70
Diabetes 23 14 60.86
Chronic illness 19 10 52.63
Immunodeficiency state 5 3 60.00
Others 21 13 61.90
(Others include Hypertension, dehydration, UTI and obesity)
Table 3: Correlation of predisposing factors with infection rate.