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Table 2 Prevalence of resistant Enterobacteriaceae in rectal samples among inpatients and outpatients

From: Prevalence of antimicrobial drug resistant bacteria carried by in- and outpatients attending a secondary care hospital in Zambia

 

Inpatients (n = 50)

Outpatients (n = 50)

p value

Total

 # of resistant isolates

66

26

<0.001

 # of patients carrying resistant isolates (%) [95% confidence interval]

45 (90%) [81, 99]

24 (48%) [34, 62]

Gentamicin

 # of resistant isolates

45

17

<0.001

 # of patients carrying resistant isolates (%) [95% confidence interval]

39 (78%) [66, 90]

16 (32%) [19, 45]

Ciprofloxacin

 # of resistant isolates

33

19

0.028

 # of patients carrying resistant isolates (%) [95% confidence interval]

30 (60%) [46, 74]

19 (38%) [24, 52]

Ceftriaxone (all ESBL positive)

 # of resistant isolates

30

7

<0.001

 # of patients carrying resistant isolates (%) [95% confidence interval]

26 (52%) [38, 66]

6 (12%) [3, 21]