Table 1.
Frequency of Antibiotic Detection in Paired Urine and Stool Samples From Patients With Cholera
| Antibiotic | Positivity, Specimens, No. (%) | Cohen κ (95% CI)a | McNemar’s χ 2 Testa | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urine | Stool | Statistic | P | ||
| Ciprofloxacin | 35 (80) | 30 (68) | 0.71 (.48–.94) | 3.2 | .07 |
| Metronidazole | 34 (77) | 26 (59) | 0.60 (.36–.83) | 6.13 | .01 |
| Azithromycin | 14 (32) | 13 (30) | 0.41 (.12–.70) | 0 | >.999 |
| Tetracycline | 5 (11) | 5 (11) | 1 (NA) | NA | |
| Ceftriaxone | 2 (5) | 0 (0) | … b | … b | |
| Erythromycin | 1 (2) | 1 (2) | … b | … b | |
| Amoxicillin | 1 (2) | 0 (0) | … b | … b | |
Abbreviation: NA, not applicable.
aFor the comparison of stool and urine specimens.
bFields with <5 medications detected were not analyzed.