Research Article

Comparative Analysis of Quinolone Resistance in Clinical Isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli from Chinese Children and Adults

Table 1

Resistance of 140 K. pneumoniae and E. coli isolates to antimicrobial agents in children and adults.

Antimicrobial agentK. pneumonia ( = 77)E. coli ( = 63)
Children Adults valueOR 95% CLChildren Adults valueOR 95% CL
( = 38)( = 39)( = 23)( = 40)

Ciprofloxacin60.5 (23)69.2 (27)0.4235(0.2659, 1.7464)65.2 (15)72.5 (29)0.5443(0.2359, 2.1443)
Levofloxacin34.2 (13)33.3 (13)0.9351(0.4044, 2.6748)43.5 (10)65.0 (26)0.0965(0.1450, 1.1832)
Cefoxitin10.5 (4)35.9 (14)0.0085*(0.0617, 0.7154)4.3 (1)12.5 (5)0.4022(0.0348, 2.9070)
Cefotaxime76.3 (29)46.2 (18)0.0067*(1.4143, 9.9920)52.2 (12)52.5 (21)0.9801(0.3535, 2.7560)
Ceftriaxone71.1 (27)48.7 (19)0.0457*(1.0081, 6.6219)56.5 (13)52.5 (21)0.7578(0.4191, 3.3007
Cefoperazone50.0 (19)51.3 (20)0.9104(0.3887, 2.3218)65.2 (15)55.0 (22)0.4277(0.5131, 4.4294)
Ceftazidime71.1 (27)41.0 (16)0.008*(1.3674, 9.1048)13.0 (3)25.0 (10)0.3417(0.1100, 1.8410)
Cefepime21.1 (8)15.4 (6)0.5191(0.4560, 4.7175)26.1 (6)25.0 (10)0.9042(0.3273, 3.4254)
Aztreonam63.2 (24)43.6 (17)0.0853(0.8896, 5.5324)30.4 (7)37.5 (15)0.5712(0.2440, 2.1792)
Gentamicin57.9 (22)43.6 (17)0.2094(0.7213, 4.3895)60.9 (14)77.5 (31)0.1595(0.1475, 1.3826)
Amikacin76.3 (29)38.5 (15)0.0008*(1.9202, 13.8422)4.3 (1)17.5 (7)0.2394(0.0246, 1.8648)
Amoxycillin/Clavulanate18.4 (7)30.8 (12)0.2089(0.1751, 1.4744)13.0 (3)5.0 (2)0.3453(0.4395, 18.4792)
Piperacillin/Tazobactam5.3 (2)5.1 (2)1.0000(0.1373, 7.6933)8.7 (2)10.0 (4)1.0000(0.1445, 5.0861)

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