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Table 1 Distribution of CRE isolates among the different hospital departments

From: Detection of intestinal colonization by carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) among patients admitted to a tertiary care hospital in Egypt

Department/unit

CRE-Positive

CRE-negative

Total

P value

Hepatogastro-enterology

8 (17%)

39 (83%)

47 (100%)

 

ICUs

9 (31%)

20 (69%)

29 (100%)

 

Urology

11(45.8%)

13 (54.2%)

24 (100%)

 0.035*

Total No (%)

28 (28%)

72 (72%)

100 (100%)

 
  1. *Urology Department showed highest percent for CRE positive isolates with a statistical significance (P value 0.035)