Table 1 Main results of the meta-analysis

From: Third-generation Cephalosporin resistance in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Pathogen

Prevalence

95% low

95% high

Heterogeneity (I2)

Number of studies

Participants

Publication bias

Trim and fill analysis

A. baumannii

47.59

33.26

62.09

90.68

28

693

No

50.5 (38.1–62.8) [25 L]

Citrobacter spp

54.27

34.74

73.24

90.77

14

403

No

43.3 (26.2–60.3) [16 L]

E. coli

42.02

37.05

47.06

98.6

180

44073

Yes

Unchanged

Enterobacter spp

54.21

40.81

67.36

90.92

38

938

No

Unchanged

K. pneumoniae

57.68

52.41

62.88

97.45

163

17134

Yes

Unchanged

P. aeruginosa

39.13

27.98

50.82

94.81

40

1638

No

Unchanged

Proteus spp.

26.01

15.87

37.33

94.79

36

2419

Yes

27.1 (17.4–36.7) [37 L]

Overall

45.34

36.68

54.39

84.2

200

355136

No

Unchanged

  1. Pooled prevalence (%) with 95% CI from random-effects models; heterogeneity shown as I². “Publication bias” indicates funnel/asymmetry tests; “Trim and fill” reports bias-adjusted prevalence (95% CI) and number of imputed studies. “Overall” pools across pathogens.
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