Table 5.
Distribution of Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae Isolates from Patients with BSI at TASH, 2019
| Variables | Total, (N) | Carbapenem Resistant Enterobacteriaceae | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. coli | K. pneumoniae | K. oxytoca | Other-E | |||
| Sex | Male | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Female | 5 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | |
| Age in years | <28 days | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 29 days–1 year | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| >1-15 years | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |
| 16–45 years | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| >45 years | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ward type | Pediatrics | 9 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| ICU | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | |
| Medical ward | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Emergency | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Presence of Under lining disease | Yes | 13 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| No | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Type of illness | Severe anemia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Chronic viral diseases | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Genetic disorder | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Cancer patients | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | |
| Chronic cardiac patients | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
Note: Other-E, Enterobacter species (1), Morganella morganii (1), Providencia rettgeri (1), Serratia spp. (1).
Abbreviations: Other-E, other Enterobacteriaceae; ICU, intensive care unit.