Emergence of High Prevalence of Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase and Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae Species among Patients in Northwestern Ethiopia Region
Table 1
Culture confirmed Enterobacteriaceae infections from different clinical samples among patients () in Northwestern Ethiopia region, 2019.
Variables
Culture positive (%)
Culture negative (%)
Total (%)
Age (years)
0.002-0.02
4 (22.2)
14 (77.7)
18 (4.7)
0.021-5
11 (57.9)
8 (42.1)
19 (4.9)
6-18
5 (11.1)
40 (88.9)
45 (11.7)
19-28
14 (22.2)
49 (77.8)
63 (16.4)
29-38
25 (30.9)
56 (69.1)
81 (21.1)
39-48
14 (25.5)
41 (74.5)
55 (14.3)
49-58
13 (28.9)
32 (71.1)
45 (11.7)
>58
14 (36.8)
24 (63.2)
38 (9.9)
Gender
Male
53 (25.2)
157 (74.8)
210 (54.7)
Female
47 (27)
127 (73)
174 (45.3)
Residence
Urban
66 (29.5)
158 (70.5)
224 (41.6)
Rural
34 (21.2)
126 (78.7)
160 (58.4)
Wards of patients
ICU
14 (33.3)
28 (66.7)
42 (10.9)
NICU
9 (24.3)
28 (75.7)
37 (9.6)
Medical
36 (41.9)
50 (58.1)
86 (22.4)
Surgery
11 (28.9)
27 (71.1)
38 (9.9)
Orthopedics
10 (32.3)
22 (71)
31 (8.1)
Pediatrics
6 (20.0)
24 (80.0)
30 (7.8)
OPD
14 (11.7)
106 (88.3)
120 (31.3)
Hospital patient setting
In-patients
86 (32.6)
178 (67.4)
264 (68.7)
Out-patients
14 (11.7)
106 (88.3)
120 (31.3)
Total, (%)
100 (26)
284 (74)
384 (100)
Key: ICU: intensive care unit; NICU: neonatal intensive care unit; OPD: outpatient department.
