Table 3 Frequency of AMR and MDR by sex among commensal E. coli strains isolated from children in Khuzestan and Fars provinces
Sex (N) | CHL N (%) | NA N (%) | AMP N (%) | TET N (%) | KAN N (%) | CTX N (%) | CAZ N (%) | STR N (%) | SXT N (%) | CIP N (%) | GEN N (%) | IMP N (%) | MEN N (%) | MDR N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Female (216) | 18 (8.3) | 68 (31.5) | 100 (46.3) | 70 (32.4) | 16 (7.4) | 86 (39.8) | 64 (29.6) | 64 (29.6) | 74 (34.3) | 35 (16.2) | 10 (4.6) | 4 (2) | 4 (2) | 84 (38.9) |
Male (196) | 20 (10.2) | 56 (28.6) | 82 (41.8) | 52 (26.5) | 9 (4.6) | 65 (33.2) | 51 (26) | 44 (22.4) | 59 (30.1) | 27 (13.8) | 7 (3.6) | 2 (0.9) | 2 (0.9) | 65 (33.2) |
Sum (412) | 38 (9.2) | 124 (31.1) | 182 (44.2) | 122 (29.6) | 25 (6.1) | 151 (36.7) | 115 (27.9) | 108 (26.2) | 133 (32.3) | 62 (15) | 17 (4.1) | 6 (1.5) | 6 (1.5) | 149 (36.2) |