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Table 3 Association of imipenem resistant isolates with type of clinical specimens

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

Isolate

Sample

(N)

Imipenem

Chi value

OR

p-value

R

S

Escherichia coli

Wound

65

22

43

23.013

0.276 [0.159–0.478]

0.000

Fluids & Effusion

13

3

10

0.123 [0.027–0.553]

0.007

Tips & Catheters

6

5

1

1.833 [0.192–17.48]

1.00

Urine

79

34

45

0.894

0.756 [0.422–1.351]

0.344

Sputum

12

5

7

0.096

0.824 [0.242–2.806]

0.757

Others

14

4

10

0.403 [0.290–0.559]

0.070

Acinetobacter spp.

Wound

130

92

38

7.16

1.79 [1.16–2.75]

0.006

Fluids & Effusion

13

11

2

6.67 [1.26–35.28]

0.021

Tips & Catheters

22

17

5

0.171

1.32 [0.35–4.97]

0.679

Urine

21

11

10

0.265

1.27 [0.51–3.15]

0.606

Sputum

25

15

10

2.73

2.17 [0.85–5.50]

0.098

Others

13

10

3

4.38 [1.05–18.17]

0.056

Klebsiella spp.

Wound

71

43

28

0.004

0.983 [0.59–1.64]

0.947

Fluids & Effusion

11

6

5

0.031

0.88 [0.22–3.49]

0.861

Tips & Catheters

10

7

3

0.75 [0.16–3.52]

0.700

Urine

58

25

33

0.534

0.79 [0.43–1.48]

0.465

Sputum

30

13

17

0.110

0.86 [0.36–2.06]

0.740

Others

10

4

6

0.59 [0.15–2.35]

0.504

Pseudomonas spp.

Wound

221

142

79

1.84

1.29 [0.89–1.85]

0.174

Fluids & Effusion

7

5

2

2.12 [0.36–12.38]

0.680

Tips & Catheters

9

6

3

0.62 [0.13–2.99]

0.674

Urine

29

19

10

4.669

2.44 [1.06–5.58]

0.031

Sputum

23

9

14

0.547

0.69 [0.27–1.81]

0.459

Others

20

11

9

0.210

1.29 [0.43–3.84]

0.647

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