Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci and Its Associated Risk Factors among HIV-Positive and -Negative Clients Attending Dessie Referral Hospital, Northeast Ethiopia

Table 2

Antimicrobial-resistant patterns among HIV-positive and -negative clients at Dessie Referral Hospital, Northeast Ethiopia, 2017.

Resistant pattern		HIV status		Total (), N (%)	X^2	value
		HIV positive (), N (%)	HIV negative (), N (%)
Penicillin	R	32 (37.6)	7 (25.9)	39 (34.8)	1.30	0.52
Ampicillin	R	32 (37.6)	7 (25.9)	39 (34.8)	1.30	0.52
Vancomycin	R	5 (5.9)	2 (7.4)	7 (6.3)	0.08	0.78
Gentamicin	R	38 (44.7)	4 (14.8)	42 (37.5)	8.4	0.02
Ciprofloxacin	R	8 (9.4)	0 (0%)	8 (7.1)	2.7	0.09
Chloramphenicol	R	7 (8.2)	3 (11.1)	10 (8.9)	0.99	0.61
Erythromycin	R	25 (29.4)	0 (0%)	25 (22.3)	11.05	0.00

R = resistance. = significantly associated.