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Table 2 Study level data. There was no SD in the mean number of resistant isolates per patient between the non-COVID-19 and COVID-19 wards in either country (resistances based on phenotypic data). There was no SD in length of ward stay in Sudan, but non-COVID-19 patients spent significantly longer on wards than COVID-19 patients in Zambia. Fisher’s exact test was applied in all cases

From: A pandemic within a pandemic? Admission to COVID-19 wards in hospitals is associated with increased prevalence of antimicrobial resistance in two African settings

 

Sudan

Zambia

Non-COVID-19 ward

n (%)

COVID-19 ward

n (%)

Non-COVID-19 ward

n (%)

COVID-19 ward

n (%)

Mean no. resistant isolates per patient

1.1

1.0

1.6

1.5

Significance

Not significant

Not significant

Mean length of ward stay (days) (range)

11 (5–30)

15 (6–33)

38 (12–97)

30 (8–62)

Significance

Not significant

* p = 0.0182

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Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials

ISSN: 1476-0711

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