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Table 1 ESBL carriage rate on admission and discharge as a function of age group

From: High prevalence of fecal carriage of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae in a pediatric unit in Madagascar

Age group

On admission

On discharge

RR [95%CI]

 

N

ESBL + (%)

N

ESBL + (%)

 

0-4 years

182

44 (24.2)

115

70 (60.8)

2.5 [1.9 - 3.5]

5-9 years

35

3 (8.5)

21

11 (52.4)

6.1 [1.9 - 19.4]

≥10 years

27

7 (25.9)

18

7 (38.8)

1.5 [0.7 - 3.5]

Total

244

54 (22.1)

154

88 (57.1)

2.6 [2.0 - 3.5]