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Table 2 Comparison of Carbapenem resistant isolates between different age groups

From: High frequency and molecular epidemiology of metallo-β-lactamase-producing gram-negative bacilli in a tertiary care hospital in Lahore, Pakistan

Age (years)

No. of Isolates

Imipenem

Chi value

OR (95% CI)

p-value

R

S

Escherchia coli

1–9

5

4 (80%)

1 (20%)

2.28 [0.23–22.87]

0.643

10–19

7

4 (57.14%)

3 (42.85%)

 

0.758 [0.157–3.66]

0.704

20–29

38

15 (39.47%)

23 (60.52%)

10.10

0.317 [0.153–0.657]

0.001

30–39

29

9 (31.03%)

20 (68.96%)

7.85

0.308 [0.132–0.723]

0.005

40–49

34

13 (38.23%)

21 (61.76%)

2.45

0.537 [0.245–1.176]

0.117

50–59

32

11 (34.37%)

21 (65.62%)

4.58

0.414 [0.182–0.940]

0.032

60–69

26

8 (30.76%)

18 (69.23%)

5.69

0.316 [0.120–0.831]

0.017

70–79

9

5 (55.55%)

4 (44.44%)

0.809 [0.177–3.69]

1.000

> 79

7

2 (28.57%)

5 (71.42%)

0.150 [0.018–1.237]

0.145

Acinetobacter spp.

1–9

11

8 (66.66%)

4 (33.33%)

1.252

1.8 [0.638–5.072]

0.999

10–19

25

18 (72%)

7 (28%)

3.14

2.015 [0.92–4.41]

0.264

20–29

39

29 (74.35%)

10 (25.64%)

8.05

2.94 [1.37–6.33]

0.076

30–39

42

31 (73.80%)

11 (26.19%)

0.56

1.33 [0.633–2.79]

0.004

40–49

38

21 (55.26%)

17 (44.74%)

6.18

2.94 [1.28–6.73]

0.451

50–59

34

24 (70.58%)

10 (29.41%)

3.87 [1.26–11.81]

0.009

60–69

20

15 (75%)

5 (25%)

1.031 [0.23–4.53]

0.026

70–79

10

6 (60%)

4 (40%)

 

0.999

> 79

4

4 (100%)

0 (0%)

   

Klebsiella spp.

1–9

11

6 (54.54%)

5 (45.45)

0.870

0.505 [0.119–2.145]

0.351

10–19

10

6 (60%)

4 (40%)

0.857 [0.220–3.343]

1.000

20–29

40

22 (55%)

18 (45%)

1.040

0.695 [0.345–1.401]

0.824

30–39

41

19 (46.34%)

22 (53.65%)

1.52

0.645 [0.320–1.299]

0.218

40–49

26

15 (57.69%)

11 (42.30%)

0.749

1.458 [0.619–3.43]

0.387

50–59

26

8 (30.76%)

18 (69.23%)

5.230

0.356 [0.143–0.883]

0.022

60–69

19

9 (47.36%)

10 (52.63)

0.097

0.851 [0.309–2.343]

0.755

70–79

11

8 (72.72%)

3 (27.27%)

2.286 [0.493–10.605]

0.466

> 79

5

2 (40%)

3 (60%)

0.417 [0.051–3.435]

0.608

Pseudomonas spp.

1–9

9

6 (66.67%)

3 (33.34%)

1.05 [0.22–5.13]

1.000

10–19

34

20 (58.83%)

14 (41.17%)

0.497

0.71 [0.28–1.82]

0.481

20–29

75

54 (72%)

21 (28%)

5.093

2.02 [1.09–3.74]

0.024

30–39

61

38 (62.29%)

23 (37.70%)

2.127

1.59 [0.85–3.00]

0.145

40–49

44

23 (52.27%)

21 (47.72)

0.130

1.14 [0.56–2.31]

0.718

50–59

51

30 (58.83%)

21 (41.17%)

1.917

1.63 [0.81–3.25]

0.166

60–69

25

14 (56%)

11 (44%)

0.410

1.35 [0.54–3.41]

0.522

70–79

6

3 (50%)

3 (50%)

0.63 [0.11–3.66]

0.670

> 79

2

2 (100%)

0

0.477

  1. *OR Odd ratio&** p value < 0.05 is considered as statistically significant