Table 2.
Sociodemographic Characteristics of Study Participants and Magnitude of Isolated Enterobacteriaceae from BSI Patients at TASH, 2019
| Variables | N(%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | Female | 41(39.4) |
| Male | 63(60.6) | |
| Age | <28 days | 40(38.5) |
| 29 days-1year | 13(12.5) | |
| >1-15 years | 27(25.9) | |
| 16–45 years | 16(15.4) | |
| >45 years | 8(7.7) | |
| Ward | Pediatrics | 41(39.4) |
| Intensive care unit | 37(35.6) | |
| Medical ward | 18(17.3) | |
| Emergency | 8(7.7) | |
| Presence of underlining disease | Yes | 66(63.5) |
| No | 38(36.5) | |
| Type of illness | Severe anemia | 11(16.7) |
| Chronic viral diseases | 3(4.5) | |
| Genetic disorder | 18(27.3) | |
| Cancer patients | 22(33.3) | |
| Chronic cardiac patients | 11(16.7) | |
| Organism isolated | E. coli | 20(19.2) |
| K. pneumoniae | 55(52.8) | |
| Klebsiella oxytoca | 18(17.3) | |
| Other-E | 11(10.6) | |
Note: Other-E, Enterobacter species (1), Morganella morganii (3), Providencia rettgeri (2), Serratia spp. (2), Proteus mirabilis (2) and Salmonella spp. (1).
Abbreviation: Other-E, other Enterobacteriaceae.