Table 2.
Socio-demographic characteristics of patients from which CTX-M gram-negative bacteria were isolated
| Patient characteristics | CTX-M gram-negative bacteria | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Prevalence (95% CI) | Crude OR (95% CI) | P value | |
| All CTX-M | 13.6 (10.1–18.1) | – | – |
| Age (years) | |||
| 0–35(n = 87) | 4.6 (1.7–11.7) | 1 (Ref) | – |
| 36–53(n = 84) | 6.0 (2.5–13.6) | 1.27 (0.53–3.01) | 0.595 |
| 54 and above (n = 100) | 8.0 (4.0–15.3) | 1.12 (0.48–2.63) | 0.786 |
| Departmenta | |||
| SW (n = 159) | 5.0 (2.5–9.8) | 1 (Ref) | – |
| MW (n = 85) | 9.4 (4.7–17.8) | 3.62 (1.74–7.52) | 0.001 |
| ICU (n = 32) | 3.1 (0.4–19.8) | 0.69 (0.15–3.20) | 0.636 |
| Hospital stay (days) | |||
| 0–4 (n = 82) | 7.3 (3.3–15.5) | 1 (Ref) | – |
| 5–12 (n = 91) | 6.6 (3.0–14.0) | 1.05 (0.47–2.36) | 0.911 |
| 13 and above (n = 86) | 3.5 (1.1–10.4) | 0.47 (0.18–1.25) | 0.129 |
| Gender | |||
| Female (n = 111) | 4.5 (1.9–10.4) | 1 (Ref) | – |
| Male (n = 166) | 7.2 (4.1–12.3) | 0.91 (0.45–1.82) | 0.783 |
| History of hospitalization | |||
| No (n = 188) | 6.4 (3.6–10.9) | 1 (Ref) | – |
| Yes (n = 99) | 5.1 (2.1–11.7) | 0.53 (0.24–1.16) | 0.111 |
| History of medication | |||
| No (n = 109) | 3.7 (1.4–9.4) | 1 (Ref) | – |
| Yes (n = 178) | 7.3 (4.3–12.2) | 1.26 (0.62–2.58) | 0.521 |
| Current medication | |||
| No (n = 81) | 8.6 (4.1–17.2) | 1 (Ref) | – |
| Yes (n = 206) | 4.9 (2.6–8.8) | 1.0 (0.47–2.12) | 0.998 |
| Patient location | |||
| Inside room/Beds (n = 166) | 4.8 (2.4–9.4) | 1 (Ref) | – |
| Corridor/Stretcher (n = 121) | 7.4 (3.9–13.7) | 0.94 (0.48–1.88) | 0.877 |
asw surgical ward, mw medical ward, ICU intensive care unit