Asymptomatic Carriage Rate, Multidrug Resistance Level, and Associated Risk Factors of Enterococcus in Clinical Samples among HIV-Positive Patients Attending at Debre Birhan Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, North Showa, Ethiopia
Table 1
Sociodemographic, clinical characteristics, and prevalence of enterococcal infection among patients () at the Debre Birhan comprehensive hospital, May to August, 2021.
Variables
Enterococcal infection
Total
Present no. (%)
Absent no. (%)
Sex
Female
19 (10.4)
166 (89.6)
185 (48.8)
Male
15 (7.4)
184 (92.6)
199 (51.2)
Age
<5
3 (15.8)
11 (84.2)
19 (4.9)
5-15
5 (8.5)
54 (91.5)
59 (15.4)
16-30
10 (9.5)
95 (90.5)
105 (27.3)
31-50
9 (7.3)
114 (92.7)
123 (32)
>50
7 (8.97)
71 (91.03)
78 (20.3)
Residence
Rural
20 (11.42)
155 (88.58)
175 (45.6)
Urban
14 (6.7)
195 (93.3)
209 (54.4)
Hemoglobin level
Low
17 (11.33)
133 (88.67)
150 (39.06)
Normal
9 (4.86)
176 (95.14)
185 (41.17)
High
8 (16.32)
41 (83.68)
49 (12.76)
Previous history of antibiotic treatment except cotrimoxazole
No
18 (9.74)
177 (90.26)
195 (50.78)
>2 weeks
9 (6.33)
133 (93.67)
142 (36.98)
<2 weeks
7 (14.89)
40 (85.11)
47 (12.24)
History of hospitalization in the last three months
