Table 1 Characterization of study participants with E. coli infections (n = 246)
Variable | Category | Percentage of E. coli (%) |
|---|---|---|
Hospital | Islamic Hospital | 51.2 |
Prince Hamzah Hospital | 48.8 | |
Age (years) | ≤ 20 | 25.2 |
21 to 40.9 | 21.1 | |
41 to 60.9 | 17 | |
61 to 80.9 | 26.6 | |
> 80.9 | 10.1 | |
Gender | Male | 23.2 |
Female | 76.8 | |
Department | ICU | 14.6 |
Emergency | 17.5 | |
Medicine | 8 | |
Pediatric | 21.9 | |
Surgery | 10.9 | |
Urology | 15.3 | |
Others | 11.7 | |
Type of samples | Blood | 2.3 |
Urine | 87.2 | |
Sputum | 2.3 | |
Wound | 4.1 | |
Others | 4.1 |