Comparison of Different Phenotypic Tests versus PCR in the Detection of Carbapenemase-Producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates in Hamadan, Iran

Table 4

Demographic characteristics of evaluated P. aeruginosa isolates and antibiogram resistance with three main antibiotics.

Characteristics	No. examined	Imipenem resistance		Meropenem resistance		Doripenem resistance
		No. (%)	-value	No. (%)	-value	No. (%)	-value
Age
0–10	9	5 (55.6)	0.308	5 (55.6)	0.441	5 (55.6)	0.346
11–20	9	5 (55.6)		5 (55.6)		5 (55.6)
21–30	7	4 (57.1)		3 (42.8)		3 (42.8)
31–40	7	3 (42.8)		2 (28.6)		2 (28.6)
41–50	21	9 (42.8)		9 (42.8)		9 (42.8)
51–60	14	5 (35.7)		4 (28.6)		3 (21.4)
61–70	19	13 (68.4)		12 (63.1)		13 (68.4)
71–80	5	2 (40)		2 (40)		3 (60)
81–90	5	2 (40)		2 (40)		3 (60)
91–100	1	1 (100)		1 (100)		1 (100)
Total no.	97	49 (50.5)		45 (46.4)		47 (48.5)
Gender
Male	70	34 (48.6)	0.232	33 (47.1)	0.488	34 (48.6)	0.345
Female	27	15 (55.6)		12 (44.4)		13 (48.1)
Total no.	97	49 (50.5)		45 (46.4)		47 (48.5)
Hospital ward
Burn	28	19 (67.8)	0.223	19 (67.8)	0.170	18 (64.3)	0.154
Surgery	5	2 (40)		1 (20)		0 (0)
Pulmonary	11	5 (45.4)		4 (36.4)		3 (27.3)
Neurology	3	0 (0)		1 (33.3)		1 (33.3)
Orthopedics	1	0 (0)		0 (0)		1 (100)
Trauma	13	7 (53.8)		5 (38.4)		6 (46.1)
NICU	8	2 (25)		1 (12.5)		1 (12.5)
ICU	14	9 (64.3)		8 (57.1)		10 (71.4)
Hematology	2	1 (50)		0 (0)		1 (50)
Infected	12	4 (33.3)		6 (50)		6 (50)
Total no.	97	49 (50.5)		45 (46.4)		47 (48.5)
Sample source
BC	22	14 (63.6)		12 (54.5)		12 (54.5)
UC	12	3 (25)	0.082	4 (33.3)	0.401	4 (33.3)	0.243
TC	33	16 (48.5)		14 (42.4)		15 (45.4)
TA	5	3 (60)		3 (60)		4 (80)
Wound	15	9 (60)		7 (46.7)		8 (53.3)
Sputum	6	2 (33.3)		3 (50)		2 (33.3)
CSF	2	0 (0)		0 (0)		0 (0)
Fluid	1	1 (100)		1 (100)		1 (100)
TT	1	1 (100)		1 (100)		1 (100)
Total no.	97	49 (50.5)		45 (46.4)		47 (48.5)
Hospitalization period
0-10 days	56	20 (35.7)		18 (32.1)		14 (25)
11-29 days	25	16 (64)		13 (52)		18 (72)
1-2 months	16	13 (81.2)	0.433	14 (87.5)	0.455	15 (93.7)	0.601
Total no.	97	49 (50.5)		45 (46.4)		47 (48.5)