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Table 2 Baseline characteristics of patients whose samples had Enterobacteriaceae isolates

From: Phenotypic expression and prevalence of ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae in samples collected from patients in various wards of Mulago Hospital, Uganda

 

ESBL n = 71 (61.7 %)

Non-ESBL n = 44 (38.3 %)

Total

p value

Sex

    

Female

37 (52.1 %)

30 (68.2 %)

67 (58.3 %)

0.089

Male

34 (47.9 %)

14 (31.8 %)

48 (41.7 %)

 

Age

  

Overall mean

 

Mean

42 (SD 22)

38 (SD 19)

40

0.355

  1. The Chi-square and independent t-tests showed that sex and age were not significantly associated with ESBL phenotype
  2. Chi-square and independent t-test
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BMC Pharmacology and Toxicology

ISSN: 2050-6511

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