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. 2022 Jul 25;66(8):e00534-22. doi: 10.1128/aac.00534-22

TABLE 4.

Frequency of Enterobacteriaceae isolates that harbored at least one carbapenemase gene in relation to patient characteristicsa

Patient characteristics No. (%) of carbapenemase producers No. (%) of carbapenemase nonproducers
Hospital
 DRH (n = 113) 2 (2) 111 (98)
 TASH (n = 92) 15 (16) 77 (84)
 HUCSH (n = 56) 1 (2) 55 (98)
 Y12HMC (n = 40) 2 (5) 38 (95)
Gender
 Male (n = 174) 16 (9) 158 (91)
 Female (n = 127) 4 (3) 123 (97)
Age category
 ≤29 days (n = 187) 5 (3) 182 (97)
 30 days to ≤1 yr (n = 32) 5 (16) 27 (84)
 >1 to ≤5 yrs (n = 21) 4 (19) 17 (81)
 >5 to <18 yrs (n = 22) 4 (18) 18 (82)
 ≥18 yrs (n = 39) 2 (5) 37 (95)
Ward
 EOPD (n = 12) 0 (0) 12 (100)
 ICU (n = 8) 1 (13) 7 (87)
 Medical ward (n = 15) 3 (20) 12 (80)
 NICU (n = 189) 5 (3) 184 (97)
 Pediatrics (n = 68) 10 (15) 58 (85)
 Surgical ward (n = 9) 1 (11) 8 (89)
Hospital stay duration
 1 wk (n = 194) 5 (3) 189 (97)
 2 wks (n = 37) 3 (8) 34 (92)
 3 wks (n = 23) 3 (13) 20 (87)
 ≥4 wks (n = 47) 9 (19) 38 (81)
Underlying diseases
 Yes (n = 117) 15 (13) 102 (87)
 No (n = 184) 6 (3) 178 (97)
Previous hospitalization
 Yes (48) 9 (19) 39 (81)
 No (n = 253) 11 (4) 242 (96)
Referral patientb
 Yes (n = 140) 12 (9) 128 (91)
 No (n = 161) 8 (5) 153 (95)
Previous antibiotic treatment  history
 Yes (n = 52) 6 (12) 46 (88)
 No (n = 249) 14 (6) 234 (94)
a

TASH, Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital; Y12HMC, Yekatit 12 Specialized Hospital Medical College; DRH, Dessie Referral Hospital; HUCSH, Hawassa University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital; EOPD, emergency outpatient department.

b

Patients who were transferred from other health care facilities to the study sites.

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