TABLE 1.
Prevalence of colonization with FQ-R E. coli in relation to host group among veterans and their human household members and pets
| Host group | No. of subjects with samples | No. (% within row) of subjects with specific culture result |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| FQ-R E. coli | ST131-H30R | ST1193 | ||
| Human | ||||
| Total | 1,459 | 181 (11.8)a,b,c | 93 (6.0)d,e,f | 28 (2.1)g |
| Veterans | 924 | 115 (11.8) | 62 (6.0) | 20 (2.5) |
| Household members | 535 | 66 (11.9) | 31 (6.0) | 8 (1.5) |
| Animals | ||||
| Total | 150 | 4 (2.5)a | 0 (0)d | 1 (0.6)g |
| Dogs | 93 | 4 (4.4)b | 0 (0)e | 1 (1.1)g |
| Other animals | 57 | 0 (0)c | 0 (0)f | 0 (0)g |
a
Humans versus all animals, P < 0.001.
b
Humans versus dogs, P = 0.02.
c
Humans versus other animals, P = 0.005.
d
Humans versus all animals, P = 0.001.
e
Humans versus dogs, P = 0.01.
f
Humans versus other animals, P = 0.049.
g
Humans versus other groups, all comparisons, P > 0.05.