TABLE 2.
Comparison of characteristics between exoU-positive and exoU-negative isolates
| Characteristica | No. (%) of isolates that were: |
P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| exoU negative | exoU positive | ||
| n = 136 | n = 46 | ||
| Patient age (yrs) | |||
| <18 | 2 (1.47) | 1 (2.17) | |
| ≥18 | 134 (98.53) | 45 (97.83) | 1.000 |
| Patient gender | |||
| Female | 33 (24.26) | 10 (21.7) | |
| Male | 103 (75.74) | 36 (78.3) | 0.730 |
| Source | |||
| BSI | 10 (7.35) | 4 (8.70) | 1.000 |
| IAI | 12 (8.82) | 4 (8.70) | 1.000 |
| RTI | 107 (78.68) | 35 (76.09) | 0.714 |
| UTI | 5 (3.68) | 3 (6.52) | 0.691 |
| Region | |||
| Central | 8 (5.88) | 2 (4.35) | 0.984 |
| East | 24 (17.65) | 9 (19.57) | 0.770 |
| Northeast | 18 (13.24) | 2 (4.35) | 0.096 |
| South | 16 (11.76) | 6 (13.04) | 0.818 |
| Southeast | 36 (26.47) | 24 (52.17) | 0.001 |
| Southwest | 34 (25) | 3 (6.52) | 0.007 |
| Department | |||
| Emergency room | 7 (5.15) | 2 (4.35) | 1.000 |
| ICU, general, unspecified | 12 (8.82) | 4 (8.70) | 1.000 |
| Medicine, general | 56 (41.18) | 14 (30.43) | 0.195 |
| Medicine, ICU | 13 (9.56) | 9 (19.57) | 0.072 |
| None given | 2 (1.47) | 0 (0) | 0.993 |
| Pediatric, general | 1 (0.74) | 0 (0) | 1.000 |
| Surgery, general | 34 (25.00) | 13 (28.26) | 0.662 |
| Surgery, ICU | 11 (8.09) | 4 (8.70) | 1.000 |
a
BSI, bloodstream infection; IAI, intraabdominal tract infection; RTI, respiratory tract infection; UTI, urinary tract infection; ICU, intensive care unit.