Table 3.
Proportion of patients colonized or infected with MDRO before and after antimicrobial stewardship
| Department | All patients (978) | Before management (433) | After management (545) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All, n (%) | 225 (23.01) | 154 (35.57) | 71 (13.03) | <0.001 |
| Emergency, n (%) | 86 (23.76) | 54 (40.91) | 32 (17.68) | <0.001 |
| Surgery, n (%) | 91 (19.24) | 68 (33.17) | 23 (8.58) | <0.001 |
| Neurosurgery, n (%) | 11 (13.75) | 5 (29.41) | 6 (9.52) | 0.035 |
| Thoracic surgery, n (%) | 12 (10.52) | 11 (20.37) | 1 (1.67) | 0.001 |
| General surgery, n (%) | 35 (26.92) | 28 (40.00) | 7 (11.67) | <0.001 |
| Urology surgery, n (%) | 10 (28.57) | 8 (38.10) | 2 (14.29) | 0.252 |
| Orthopedics, n (%) | 8 (18.18) | 8 (40.00) | 0 (0) | 0.001 |
| Other, n (%) | 13 (18.57) | 6 (26.09) | 7 (14.89) | 0.258 |
| Medicine, n (%) | 50 (27.47) | 34 (30.52) | 16 (16.84) | 0.033 |
| Respiratory medicine, n (%) | 10 (32.26) | 8 (50.00) | 2 (13.33) | 0.054 |
| Neurology, n (%) | 13 (38.23) | 8 (42.11) | 5 (33.33) | 0.728 |
| Cardiology, n (%) | 7 (15.22) | 5 (21.73) | 2 (8.70) | 0.218 |
| Other, n (%) | 20 (25.00) | 13 (35.14) | 7 (16.28) | 0.062 |