Table 2. Association Between Burn Patients’ Demographic Characteristics and blaVIM Genes Carriage Among Pseudomonas aeroginosa Isolates.
| Factor | bla VIM-1 | P Value | bla VIM-2 | P Value | Total, No. (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive, No. (%) | Negative, No. (%) | Positive, No. (%) | Negative, No. (%) | ||||
| Sex | |||||||
| Male | 20 (13.3) | 61 (40.7) | 0.374 | 4 (2.7) | 77 (51.3) | 0.449 | 81 (54.0) |
| Female | 7 (4.7) | 62 (41.3) | 4 (2.7) | 65 (43.3) | 69 (46.0) | ||
| Age group, y | |||||||
| Less than 30 | 5 (3.3) | 25 (16.7) | 0.812 | 1 (0.7) | 29 (19.3) | 1 | 30 (20.0) |
| 30 - 49 | 21 (14.0) | 90 (60.0) | 3 (2.0) | 108 (72.0) | 111 (74.0) | ||
| More than 50 | 1 (0.7) | 8 (5.3) | 4 (2.7) | 5 (3.3) | 9 (6.0) | ||
| Burn level (38.85 ± 7.58) | |||||||
| Equal and less than 35 | 7 (4.7) | 24 (16.0) | 0.041 | 3 (2.0) | 28 (18.7) | 0.032 | 31 (20.7) |
| More than 35 | 20 (13.3) | 99 (66.0) | 5 (3.3) | 114 (76.0) | 119 (79.3) | ||
| Burn cause | |||||||
| Fire and flame | 13 (8.7) | 49 (32.6) | 0.161 | 4 (2.7) | 58 (38.6) | 0.212 | 62 (41.3) |
| Chemical | 5 (3.3) | 14 (9.4) | 0 | 19 (12.7) | 19 (12.7) | ||
| Boiled water and hot liquids | 9 (6.0) | 60 (40.0) | 4 (2.7) | 65 (43.3) | 69 (46.0) | ||