Carriage of Extended-Spectrum-β-Lactamase- and AmpC-β-Lactamase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-PE) in Healthy Community and Outpatient Department (OPD) Patients in Nepal

Table 1

Characteristics of the study population.

Characteristics	OPD patients N = 102	Healthy populationN = 88
Age, mean ± SD	35.04 ± 14.23	25.91 ± 11.93
Sex
Male	55 (53.92)	46 (52.27)
Female	47 (46.07)	42 (47.72)
Hospitalization (in previous years)
Yes	47 (46.07)	14 (15.90)
No	55 (53.92)	74 (84.09)
Antibiotic use <3 months
Yes	19 (18.62)	8 (9.09)
No	68 (66.7)	68 (77.72)
Unknown	15 (14.70)	12 (13.63)
Antibiotics used
Ciprofloxacin	6	1
Amoxicillin	7	3
Cefixime	1	3
Azithromicin	3	1
Ciprofloxacin + cotrimoxazole	1	0
Amoxicillin + azithromicin	1	0

Healthy population (N = 88) = 58 students of college +30 community participants. OPD (outpatient department).