Table 1.
Descriptive statistics of study participants admitted in a tertiary care hospital (N = 347)
| Variables | n (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years), Mean ± SD | 6.7 ± 4.9 | ||
| Gender | Male | 194 (55.9) | |
| Unit of care | Ward | aSCU | 3 (0.9) |
| General | 251 (72.3) | ||
| Semiprivate | 27 (7.8) | ||
| Private Wing | 23 (6.6) | ||
| aPICU | 43 (12.4) | ||
| Prior antibiotic use for > 48 h in the last 6 months | 70 (20.2) | ||
| History of vaccination in the last 6 months | 45 (13.0) | ||
| Prior health care facility exposure in the last 1 year | 320 (92.2) | ||
| Past ICU stay > 72 h in the last 1 year | 8 (2.3) | ||
| Prior use of medical devices at any time in the last 1 year | 1 (0.3) | ||
| Stool culture positive for aMDRO | 41/65 (63.1) | ||
| Rectal swab culture positive for aMDRO | 181/257 (70.4) | ||
| Nasal swab culture positive for aMRSA | 49/346 (14.2) | ||
| aMDRO carriers | 237 (68.3) | ||
aSCU Special Care Unit, PICU Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, MDRO Multi Drug Resistant Organism, MRSA Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus