Table 4.

Household Contact Characteristics by Household Contact Colonization Status

CharacteristicCPE-Negative Household Contacts (n = 161)CPE-Colonized Household Contacts (n = 16)P Value
Female sex, n (%)98 (61)12 (75).4
Age, median (IQR), years41 (23–61)68 (40–78).001
Charlson score of 1 or greater, n (%)12 (7)4 (25).04
Relationship to index case, n (%)
 Spouse42 (26)14 (88)<.0001
 Child44 (27)2 (13)
 Other75 (47)0 (0)
Receipt of antibiotics in prior 6 months, n (%)a27 (19)3 (19)1.0
Travel in prior year (with/without hospitalization), n (%)
 Indian subcontinent 68 (42)12 (75).04
 Other countries except United States/northern Europe)14 (9)1 (6)
 None or United States/northern Europe79 (49)3 (19)
Hospitalization in prior year, n (%)
 Outside Canada3 (2)0 (0).8
 In Canada12 (7)1 (6)
 None146 (91)15 (94)
Contact with index case, n (%)
 Skin-to-skin contact almost daily61 (38)6 (38)1.0
 Always share primary bathroom75 (47)14 (88).002
 Always share hand/body towels39 (24)7 (44).09
All home visits prior to introduction of direct polymerase chain reaction, n (%)111 (69)3 (19).0001
CharacteristicCPE-Negative Household Contacts (n = 161)CPE-Colonized Household Contacts (n = 16)P Value
Female sex, n (%)98 (61)12 (75).4
Age, median (IQR), years41 (23–61)68 (40–78).001
Charlson score of 1 or greater, n (%)12 (7)4 (25).04
Relationship to index case, n (%)
 Spouse42 (26)14 (88)<.0001
 Child44 (27)2 (13)
 Other75 (47)0 (0)
Receipt of antibiotics in prior 6 months, n (%)a27 (19)3 (19)1.0
Travel in prior year (with/without hospitalization), n (%)
 Indian subcontinent 68 (42)12 (75).04
 Other countries except United States/northern Europe)14 (9)1 (6)
 None or United States/northern Europe79 (49)3 (19)
Hospitalization in prior year, n (%)
 Outside Canada3 (2)0 (0).8
 In Canada12 (7)1 (6)
 None146 (91)15 (94)
Contact with index case, n (%)
 Skin-to-skin contact almost daily61 (38)6 (38)1.0
 Always share primary bathroom75 (47)14 (88).002
 Always share hand/body towels39 (24)7 (44).09
All home visits prior to introduction of direct polymerase chain reaction, n (%)111 (69)3 (19).0001

Abbreviations: CPE, carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales; IQR, interquartile range.

aData missing for 22 household contacts, as this question was not added to the data collection form until December 2015.

Table 4.

Household Contact Characteristics by Household Contact Colonization Status

CharacteristicCPE-Negative Household Contacts (n = 161)CPE-Colonized Household Contacts (n = 16)P Value
Female sex, n (%)98 (61)12 (75).4
Age, median (IQR), years41 (23–61)68 (40–78).001
Charlson score of 1 or greater, n (%)12 (7)4 (25).04
Relationship to index case, n (%)
 Spouse42 (26)14 (88)<.0001
 Child44 (27)2 (13)
 Other75 (47)0 (0)
Receipt of antibiotics in prior 6 months, n (%)a27 (19)3 (19)1.0
Travel in prior year (with/without hospitalization), n (%)
 Indian subcontinent 68 (42)12 (75).04
 Other countries except United States/northern Europe)14 (9)1 (6)
 None or United States/northern Europe79 (49)3 (19)
Hospitalization in prior year, n (%)
 Outside Canada3 (2)0 (0).8
 In Canada12 (7)1 (6)
 None146 (91)15 (94)
Contact with index case, n (%)
 Skin-to-skin contact almost daily61 (38)6 (38)1.0
 Always share primary bathroom75 (47)14 (88).002
 Always share hand/body towels39 (24)7 (44).09
All home visits prior to introduction of direct polymerase chain reaction, n (%)111 (69)3 (19).0001
CharacteristicCPE-Negative Household Contacts (n = 161)CPE-Colonized Household Contacts (n = 16)P Value
Female sex, n (%)98 (61)12 (75).4
Age, median (IQR), years41 (23–61)68 (40–78).001
Charlson score of 1 or greater, n (%)12 (7)4 (25).04
Relationship to index case, n (%)
 Spouse42 (26)14 (88)<.0001
 Child44 (27)2 (13)
 Other75 (47)0 (0)
Receipt of antibiotics in prior 6 months, n (%)a27 (19)3 (19)1.0
Travel in prior year (with/without hospitalization), n (%)
 Indian subcontinent 68 (42)12 (75).04
 Other countries except United States/northern Europe)14 (9)1 (6)
 None or United States/northern Europe79 (49)3 (19)
Hospitalization in prior year, n (%)
 Outside Canada3 (2)0 (0).8
 In Canada12 (7)1 (6)
 None146 (91)15 (94)
Contact with index case, n (%)
 Skin-to-skin contact almost daily61 (38)6 (38)1.0
 Always share primary bathroom75 (47)14 (88).002
 Always share hand/body towels39 (24)7 (44).09
All home visits prior to introduction of direct polymerase chain reaction, n (%)111 (69)3 (19).0001

Abbreviations: CPE, carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales; IQR, interquartile range.

aData missing for 22 household contacts, as this question was not added to the data collection form until December 2015.

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