Table 1 Relationship between Gram-negative 3rd-generation Cephalosporine/carbapenem-resistant Bacteria (GNARB) and Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA, MRSA) carriage.

From: Oral colonization of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria in home health care participants and their association with oral and systemic status

 

Staphylococcus aureus

MSSA

MRSA

 

Number of participants (%)

Number of participants (%)

Number of participants (%)

Number of GN-ARB isolates from one participant

positive

negative

p value

positive

negative

p value

positive

negative

p value

(n = 31)

(n = 67)

(n = 23)

(n = 75)

(n = 8)

(n = 90)

Any isolate

10(32.3)

8(11.9)

0.024

8(34.8)

10(13.3)

0.0305

2(25.0)

16(17.8)

0.6366

1 isolate

8(25.8)

3(4.5)

0.0038

6(26.1)

5(6.7))

0.0185

2(25.0)

9(10.0)

0.2202

2 isolates

2(6.5)

3(4.5)

0.6501

2(8.7)

3(4.0)

0.3342

0(0.0)

5(5.6)

1

3 isolates

0(0.0)

2(0.0)

1

0(0.0)

2(0.0)

1

0(0.0)

2(0.0)

1