Table 4 Distribution of MDR, ESBL and Carbapenem resistant in E. coli and K. pneumoniae in relation to gender, age and clinical specimens (n = 336)
Character | MDR | p-value | ESBL producers | p-value | Carbapenem resistant | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | ||||
Gender | ||||||
 Male | 66 (34.4) | 0.19 | 39 (28.7) | 0.09 | 21 (55.3) | 0.02 |
 Female | 126 (65.6) |  | 97 (71.3) |  | 17 (44.7) |  |
 Total | 192 |  | 136 |  | 38 |  |
Age group in years | ||||||
 0–15 | 8 (4.2) | 0.00 | 4 (2.9) | 0.001 | 2 (5.3) | 0.00 |
 16–45 | 64 (33.3) |  | 45 (33.1) |  | 12 (31.6) |  |
 46–59 | 51 (26.6) |  | 38 (27.9) |  | 13 (34.2) |  |
  > 60 | 69 (35.9) |  | 49 (36.0) |  | 11 (28.9) |  |
 Total | 192 |  | 136 |  | 38 |  |
Clinical specimens | ||||||
 Urine | 143 (75.0) | 0.16 | 105 (77.2) | 0.019 | 25 (65.8) | 0.25 |
 Wound swab | 8 (4.0) |  | 6 (4.4) |  | 3 (7.9) |  |
 Pus | 25 (13) |  | 16 (11.8) |  | 7 (18.4) |  |
 Blood | 2 (1.0) |  | 2 (1.4) |  |  |  |
 Sputum | 5 (2.5) |  | 2(1.4) |  |  |  |
 Various tips | 2 (1.0) |  |  |  | 1 (2.6) |  |
 Fluids | 4 (2.0) |  | 3 (2.1) |  | 1 (2.6) |  |
 Foley's Catheter tube | 1 (0.5) |  | 1 (0.7) |  |  |  |
 Tissues | 2 (1.0) |  | 1 (0.7) |  | 1 (2.6) |  |
 Organisms | ||||||
 E. coli | 179 (89.9) | 0.03 | 130 (92.1) | 0.033 | 33 (76.8) | 0.01 |
 K. pneumoniae | 20 (10.1) |  | 11 (7.9) |  | 10 (23.2) |  |