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Table 3 Prevalences of MDR and non-MDR strains in groups of patients

From: The prevalence of antibiotic-resistant and multidrug-resistant bacteria in urine cultures from inpatients with spinal cord injuries and disorders: an 8-year, single-center study

 

MDR

N (%)

Non MDR

(N %)

p-value

Sex

   

 Male

579 (52)

535 (48)

0.187

 Female

113 (42)

158 (58)

0.006

Etiology

   

 Non-traumatic

104 (47)

118 (53)

0.347

 Traumatic

588 (51)

575 (49)

0.703

Bladder management

   

 UC or SC

559 (55)

464 (45)

0.003

 CIC

105 (36)

186 (64)

0.000

 SV

28 (39)

43 (61)

0.075

Severity of injury

   

 C1–C4, AIS A or B or C

133 (59)

94 (41)

0.010

 C5–C8, AIS A or B or C

120 (47)

134 (53)

0.380

 T1–S5, AIS A or B or C

293 (50)

290 (50)

0.901

 AIS D

145 (46)

171 (54)

0.144

Time since injury

   

 < 1 year

467 (49.0)

486 (51.0)

0.538

 1–5 years

78 (56.5)

60 (43.5)

0.125

 6–10 years

37 (50.0)

37 (50.0)

1.000

 > 10 years

110 (50.0)

110 (50.0)

1.000

Urinary culture

   

 Gram-negative

692 (58)

510 (42)

0.000

 Gram-positive

0 (0)

183 (100)

0.000

  1. Bold value means singificant values
  2. AIS The American Spinal Injury Association Impairment scale, UC indwelling urethral catheter, SC suprapubic catheter, CIC clean intermittent catheterization, SV spontaneous voiding