Table 1 Baseline hospital features of patients in our study
Variable | Frequency (%) | |
|---|---|---|
Age group | ≤ 6 | 333 (42.5) |
|  | 7–18 | 35 (4.5) |
|  | 18–60 | 216 (27.6) |
|  | > 60 | 199 (25.4) |
Gender | Male | 356 (45.5) |
| Â | Female | 427 (54.5) |
Hospital | Shahid Beheshti | 247 (31.5) |
| Â | Imam Sajjad | 536 (68.5) |
Bacteria type | Gram-negative | 503 (64.2) |
| Â | Gram-positive | 280 (35.8) |
Specimen | Wound | 44 (5.6) |
| Â | Urine | 519 (66.3) |
| Â | Blood | 143 (18.3) |
| Â | Tap | 16 (2.0) |
| Â | Throat | 12 (1.5) |
| Â | Stool | 9 (1.1) |
| Â | CSF | 3 (0.4) |
| Â | ETT | 6 (0.8) |
| Â | Sputum | 8 (1.0) |
| Â | Skin Lesion | 2 (0.3) |
| Â | Nasal | 6 (0.8) |
| Â | Mouth secretion | 7 (0.9) |
| Â | Other | 8 (1.0) |
Ward | Intensive Care Unit | 32 (4.1) |
| Â | Surgery | 41 (5.2) |
| Â | Internal | 148 (18.9) |
| Â | Infectious | 66 (8.4) |
| Â | Burn | 12 (1.5) |
| Â | Emergency | 80 (10.2) |
| Â | Neonatal | 72 (9.2) |
| Â | Coronary Care Unit | 3 (0.4) |
| Â | Postpartum/Labor | 58 (7.4) |
| Â | Pediatric Emergency | 271 (34.6) |