Molecular Characteristics and Antibiotic Resistance Profiles of Klebsiella Isolates in Mthatha, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

Table 2

Multivariate analysis of risk factors for ESBL-producing and nonproducing Klebsiella species in Mthatha and surrounding areas.

(a)

Quantitative variable	ESBL	NIL	OR (95% CI)	P value
	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD
Age (groups 0–5)	22.78 (22.77)	30.9 (22.7)	2.32 (1.20–4.52)	0.012

(b)

Variable	ESBL	NIL	OR (95% CI)	P value
	Number (%)	Number (%)
Gender
Male	59 (60.8)	38 (39.2)	1.18 (0.68–2.06)	0.551
Female	58 (55.2)	47 (44.8)
Type of hospital
Primary	3 (21.4)	11 (78.6)	—	—
Secondary	41 (47.1)	46 (52.9)	2.06 (0.76–5.57)	0.153
Tertiary	73 (72.3)	28 (27.7)	5.96 (2.21–16.03)	0.000

Reported as resistant due to ESBL production.