Table 4 Changes in ESBL-E carriage statuses from the first testing to second testing (n = 126; Analysis Part 2).

From: Prolonged carriage of ESBL-producing enterobacterales and potential cross-transmission among residents in geriatric long-term care facilities

 

Second ESBL-E test result†

Total (n = 126)

Positive (n = 48)

Negative (n = 78)

n

(%)

n

(%)

n

(%)

First ESBL-E test result

Positive

33

(75.0)‡

11

(25.0)

44

(100)

Negative

15

(18.3)§

67

(81.7)

82

(100)

  1. ESBL-E, extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae.
  2. †Performed 3–12 months after the first ESBL-E testing.
  3. ‡95% confidence interval: 59.4% to 86.3%.
  4. §95% confidence interval: 10.9% to 28.7%.
  5. The 2.5th and 97.5th percentiles were used to express 95% confidence intervals.
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