Bacterial Isolates and Antibacterial Resistance Patterns in a Patient with Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in a Tertiary Teaching Hospital, Southwest Ethiopia

Table 2

Demographic and related clinical characteristics of patients with AECOPD at JUMC, southwest Ethiopia, 2019. (n = 39) in JUMC.

Variables		Total no. 39	Culture-positive cases, 27 (69.2%)
Age, year	45-54	4 (10.3)	1 (3.7)
	55–64	15 (38.5)	10 (37)
	65–74	10 (25.6)	7 (25.9)
	≥75	10 (25.6)	9 (33.4)
Sex	Female	8 (20.5)	7 (25.9)
	Male	31 (79.5)	20 (74.1)
Residence	Urban	14 (35.9)	9 (33.3)
	Rural	25 (64.1)	18 (66.7)
Tobacco smoking status	No	11 (28.2)	8 (29.6)
	Yes	28 (71.8)	19 (70.4)
Biomass fuel-smoking status	No	24 (61.5)	16 (59.3)
	Yes	15 (38.5)	11 (40.7)
No. of exacerbations in previous one year	≤1	18 (46.2)	8 (29.6)
	≥2	21 (53.8)	19 (70.4)
Inhalant steroid use	No	14 (35.9)	8 (29.6)
	Yes	25 (64.2)	19 (70.4)
Systemic steroid use	No	22 (56.4)	12 (44.4)
	Yes	17 (43.6)	15 (56.6)
Stage of COPD	Mild	5 (12.8)	3 (11.1)
	Moderate	8 (20.5)	5 (18.5)
	Sever	11 (28.2)	8 (29.6)
	Very severe	15 (38.5)	11 (40.7)
History of antibiotics usage	No	3 (7.7)	2 (7.4)
	Yes	36 (92.3)	25 (92.6)
Discharge outcome/died	No	31 (79.5)	19 (70.4)
	Yes	8 (20.5)	8 (29.6)