Table 2 Prevalence of colonization with antimicrobial-resistant bacteria in rural and urban hospitals, Kenya.

From: Prevalence of colonization with multidrug-resistant bacteria in communities and hospitals in Kenya

 

Rural hospitals

Urban hospital

P-valuec

%a

95% CI (n/N)b

%

95% CI (n/N)

ESCrEd

Adult

64

58–70 (189/295)

67

59–75 (107/159)

0.49

Child

61

53–68 (109/180)

72

65–78 (156/218)

0.021

Overall

63

58–67 (298/475)

70

65–74 (263/377)

0.032

CRE

Overall

7

5–9 (31/475)

17

13–21 (63/377)

< 0.001

MRSA

Overall

3

2–5 (15/513)

3

2–5 (15/510)

0.99

  1. Prevalence estimates, confidence intervals and statistical tests assumed a simple random design.
  2. aPrevalence is calculated on a per person level.
  3. bCI = confidence interval (n is the number of individuals colonized with ESCrE, CRE or MRSA bacteria, and N is the total number of people sampled).
  4. cP-value for comparisons between participants in rural vs. urban hospitals.
  5. dESCrE = extended-spectrum cephalosporin-resistant Enterobacteriaceae; CRE = carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae; MRSA = Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Significant values are in bold.
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