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Table 3 The proportion of ARGs in the comparison between humans who used antibiotic and those who did not use antibiotics

From: An exploration of the gut and environmental resistome in a community in northern Vietnam in relation to antibiotic use

Antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs)

No use antibiotic, n/N (%)

Use antibiotic, n/N (%)

p -value‡

qnrA

1/49 (2)

7/44 (16)

0.025

qnrS

49/49 (100)

44/44 (100)

1

CTX-M-1

14/49 (29)

21/44 (48)

0.086

CTX-M-2

8/49 (16)

9/44 (20)

0.789

CTX-M-9

29/49 (59)

28/44 (64)

0.676

mcr-1

44/49 (90)

38/44 (86)

0.751

mcr-3

23/49 (47)

24/44 (54)

0.535

blaNDM

2/49 (4)

2/44 (5)

1

  1. ‡Differential proportion of ARGs among two groups was compared using Pearson’s Chi square or Fisher’s exact, P-value < 0.05 was considered significant
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Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control

ISSN: 2047-2994

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