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Table 2 Sub-group analysis for prevalence of carbapenem resistant K. pneumoniae colonization

From: Prevalence and incidence of carbapenem-resistant K. pneumoniae colonization: systematic review and meta-analysis

Continent

Prevalence

I-squared

Number of studies

Grouping variable

 Asia

4.56 (2.51–7.15)

97.2

14

 Africa

14.34 (9.48–19.97)

69.44

2

 Europe

6.16 (3.30–9.80)

95.56

9

 America

7.39 (2.34–14.84)

92.71

3

Design

 Cohort

4.98 (2.07–9.02)

97.77

10

 Case-control

2.66 (1.7–3.81)

82.01

4

 Cross-sectional

6.52 (3.67–10.09)

97.38

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