Table 1. Comparison of antibiotic resistance between children and adults in this study.
| Antibiotics | Sensitive | Intermediate | Resistant | χ2 | P value | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children | Adults | Children | Adults | Children | Adults | |||||||||
| MTZ | 40 | 81.63% | 9 | 18.37% | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | – | – |
| E | 5 | 10.20% | 1 | 2.04% | 0 | – | 0 | – | 35 | 71.43% | 8 | 16.33% | 0.013 | 0.909 |
| MEM | 40 | 81.63% | 9 | 18.37% | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | – | – |
| AMC | 40 | 81.63% | 9 | 18.37% | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | – | – |
| CIP | 18 | 36.73% | 4 | 8.16% | 21 | 42.86% | 4 | 8.16% | 1 | 2.04% | 1 | 2.05% | 1.429 | 0.490 |
| IPM | 38 | 77.55% | 9 | 18.37% | 1 | 2.04% | 0 | – | 1 | 2.04% | 0 | – | 0.469 | 0.791 |
| TE | 37 | 75.51% | 8 | 16.33% | 2 | 4.08% | 1 | 2.04% | 1 | 2.04% | 0 | – | 0.684 | 0.710 |
| CN | 0 | – | 2 | 4.08% | 6 | 12.24% | 1 | 2.04% | 34 | 69.39% | 6 | 12.25% | 9.269 | 0.010 |
| DA | 9 | 18.37% | 4 | 8.16% | 6 | 12.24% | 0 | – | 25 | 51.02% | 5 | 10.21% | 2.741 | 0.254 |
| LEV | 7 | 14.29% | 2 | 4.08% | 23 | 46.94% | 3 | 6.12% | 10 | 20.41% | 4 | 8.16% | 1.870 | 0.393 |
| VA | 40 | 81.63% | 9 | 18.37% | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | – | – |
| CAZ | 9 | 18.37% | 3 | 6.12% | 16 | 32.65% | 3 | 6.12% | 15 | 30.61% | 3 | 6.13% | 0.471 | 0.790 |
| AML | 36 | 73.47% | 9 | 18.37% | 4 | 8.16% | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0.980 | 0.322 |
| OX | 35 | 71.43% | 9 | 18.37% | 3 | 6.12% | 0 | – | 2 | 4.08% | 0 | – | 1.253 | 0.535 |
| CTX | 0 | – | 0 | – | 40 | 81.63% | 9 | 18.37% | 0 | – | 0 | – | – | – |
Note:
Breakpoints of MIC cutoff values for each antibiotic. MTZ (metronidazole): sensitive (S): 8 μg/ml; intermediately resistant (I) 16 μg/ml; resistant (R) 32 μg/ml. E (erythromycin): S: ≤ 0.25 μg/ml; I: 0.5 μg/ml; R ≥ 1 μg/ml. MEM (meropenem): S: 4 μg/ml; I: 8 μg/ml; R: 16 μg/ml. AMC (amoxicillin/clavulanic acid): S: 4/2 μg/ml; I: 8/4 μg/ml; R: 16/8 μg/ml. CIP (ciprofloxacin): S: 2 μg/ml; I: 4 μg/ml; R: 8 μg/ml. IPM (imipenem): S: 4 μg/ml; I: 8 μg/ml; R: 16 μg/ml. TE (tetracycline): S: 4 μg/ml; I: 8 μg/ml; R: 16 μg/ml. CN (gentamicin): S: 2 μg/ml; I: 4 μg/ml; R: 8 μg/ml. DA (clindamycin): S: 2 μg/ml; I: 4 μg/ml; R: 8 μg/ml. LEV (levofloxacin): S: 2 μg/ml; I: 4 μg/ml; R: 8 μg/ml. VA (vancomycin): S: 4 μg/ml; I: 8 μg/ml; R: 32 μg/ml. CAZ (ceftazidime): S: 16 μg/ml; I: 32 μg/ml; R: 64 μg/ml. AML (amoxicillin): S: 0.5 μg/ml; I: 1 μg/ml; R: 2 μg/ml. OX (oxacillin): S: 32 μg/ml; I: 64 μg/ml; R: 128 μg/ml. CTX (cefotaxime): S: 16 μg/ml; I: 32 μg/ml; R: 64 μg/ml. We used the chi-square test of the row × column of multiple rates or multiple constituent ratios in SPSS software.