Table 7.
Distribution of MDR E. coli isolates among clinical and environmental samples.
| Variables | Total (n) |
MDR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Negative n (%) |
MDR n (%) |
XDR n (%) |
Chi-Square | p-Value | ||
| Clinical Samples | ||||||
| Age (Years) | 22.900 | 0.004 | ||||
| 0–14 | 69 (20.3%) | 17 (14.9%) | 51 (24.9%) | 1 (7.7%) | ||
| 15–24 | 54 (16.3%) | 25 (21.9%) | 26 (12.7%) | 3 (23.1%) | ||
| 25–34 | 74 (22.3%) | 26 (22.8%) | 47 (22.9%) | 1 (7.7%) | ||
| 35–44 | 34 (10.2%) | 17 (14.9%) | 14 (6.8%) | 3 (23.1%) | ||
| 45–54 | 34 (10.2%) | 14 (12.3%) | 18 (8.8%) | 2 (15.4%) | ||
| 55 and above | 67 (20.2%) | 15 (13.2%) | 49 (23.9%) | 3 (23.1%) | ||
| Sex | 11.083 | 0.004 | ||||
| Female | 137 (41.3%) | 33 (28.9%) | 97 (47.3%) | 7 (53.8%) | ||
| Male | 195 (58.7%) | 81 (71.1%) | 108 (52.7%) | 6 (46.2%) | ||
| Specimen Type | 41.905 | <0.001 | ||||
| Blood | 12 (3.6%) | 0 (0.0%) | 10 (4.9%) | 2 (15.4%) | ||
| Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) | 11 (3.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | 10 (4.9%) | 1 (7.7%) | ||
| Pus | 60 (18.1%) | 8 (7.0%) | 49 (23.9%) | 3 (23.1%) | ||
| Stool | 2 (0.6%) | 2 (1.8%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | ||
| Urine | 247 (74.4%) | 104 (91.2%) | 136 (66.3%) | 7 (53.8%) | ||
| Hospital Department | 25.464 | 0.005 | ||||
| Admission | 8 (2.4%) | 6 (5.3%) | 2 (1.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | ||
| General adult | 52 (15.7%) | 13 (11.4%) | 35 (17.1%) | 4 (30.8%) | ||
| Intensive care unit (ICU) | 21 (6.3%) | 3 (2.6%) | 18 (8.8%) | 0 (0.0%) | ||
| Obstetrics and Gynecology | 38 (11.4%) | 15 (13.2%) | 22 (10.7%) | 1 (7.7%) | ||
| Outpatient Department (OPD) | 118 (35.5%) | 54 (47.4%) | 60 (29.3%) | 4 (30.8%) | ||
| Paediatrics and Neonatology | 45 (13.6%) | 12 (10.5%) | 32 (15.6%) | 1 (7.7%) | ||
| Surgery | 50 (15.1%) | 11 (9.6%) | 36 (17.6%) | 3 (23.1%) | ||
| Environmental Samples | ||||||
| Fish | 18 (8.8%) | 7 (5.7%) | 4 (14.8%) | 29 (8.2%) | 18.037 | 0.001 |
| Water | 12 (5.9%) | 17 (13.9%) | 6 (22.2%) | 35 (9.9%) | ||
| Meat | 46 (22.4%) | 16 (13.1%) | 3 (11.1%) | 65 (18.4%) | ||
| Fruits and Vegetables | 37 (18.0%) | 16 (13.1%) | 12 (44.4%) | 65 (18.4%) | ||
| Medical Equipment | 92 (44.9%) | 66 (54.1%) | 2 (7.4%) | 160 (45.2%) | ||