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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Aug 17.
Published in final edited form as: J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2018 Aug 17;7(3):234–240. doi: 10.1093/jpids/pix045

Table 2.

3GCR and ESBL-P Eb Carriage According to Age

Age Group (Total No. of Subjects) Eb Carriage Rate (% [Total No. of Carriers])
3GCR ESBL-P
0 to <1 y (178) 4.5 (8) 2.2 (4)
1 to <2 y (123) 6.5 (8) 5.7 (7)
2 to <3 y (60) 5.0 (3) 5.0 (3)
3 to <4 y (20) 5.0 (1) 5.0 (1)
4 to <5 y (23) 4.3 (1) 4.3 (1)
5 to <6 y (33) 0 (0) 0 (0)
6 to <7 y (19) 5.3 (1) 5.3 (1)
7 to 14 y (63) 1.6 (1) 1.6 (1)

Abbreviations: 3GCR, third-generation cephalosporin resistant; Eb, Enterobacteriaceae; ESBL-P, extended-spectrum β-lactamase producing (confirmed by double-disk diffusion testing).