Table 5 Changes in ESBL-E carriage statuses from the second testing to third testing (n = 36; Analysis Part 2).

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

 

Third ESBL-E test resulta

Total (n = 36)

Positive (n = 6)

Negative (n = 30)

n

(%)

n

(%)

n

(%)

Second ESBL-E test result

Positive

6

(54.5)b

5

(45.5)

11

(100)

Negative

0

(0)

25

(100)

25

(100)

  1. ESBL-E, extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae.
  2. aPerformed ≥ 12 months after the second ESBL-E testing.
  3. b95% confidence interval: 24.6% to 81.9%.
  4. The 2.5th and 97.5th percentiles were used to express 95% confidence interval.
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