Table 1 Prevalence and demographic characteristics of the the patients studied
Characteristics | Total patients | Patients positive for A. baumannii | Patients negative for A. baumannii | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Frequency n = 225 (%) | Prevalence (%) | Frequency (n = 47) | Prevalence (%) | Frequency (n = 178) | Prevalence (%) | |
Age | ||||||
≤ 28 days | 14 | 6.2 | 3 | 6.4 | 12 | 6.7 |
29 days–< 3 months | 116 | 51.6 | 25 | 53.3 | 91 | 51.1 |
3– < 6 months | 63 | 28.00 | 12 | 25.4 | 50 | 28.1 |
6–12 months | 32 | 14.2 | 7 | 14.9 | 25 | 14.1 |
Sex distribution | ||||||
Male | 119 | 52.8 | 25 | 53.2 | 94 | 52.8 |
Female | 106 | 47.2 | 22 | 46.8 | 84 | 47.2 |
Patient setting | ||||||
Inpatient | 202 | 89.78 | 43 | 91.49 | 159 | 89.33 |
ICU | 23 | 10.22 | 4 | 8.51 | 19 | 10.67 |
Nutritional status | ||||||
Malnutrition | 13 | 5.8 | 2 | 4.3 | 11 | 6.2 |
Obesity | 3 | 1.3 | 1 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.1 |
Household contacts | ||||||
Mother | 46 | 20.4 | 14 | 29.8 | 32 | 17.9 |
Father | 16 | 7.1 | 4 | 8.5 | 12 | 6.7 |
Siblings ≤ 10 years old | 55 | 24.4 | 7 | 14.9 | 48 | 26.9 |
Siblings ≥ 10 years old | 6 | 2.7 | 2 | 4.3 | 4 | 2.2 |
Uncles/Aunts | 26 | 11.6 | 10 | 21.3 | 16 | 8.9 |
Others | 3 | 1.3 | 1 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.1 |