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. 2023 Nov 9;100(1):25–30. doi: 10.1136/sextrans-2023-055878

Table 3.

β-lactamase genes, plasmid types and associated minimal inhibitory concentration of penicillin (MICPEN)

bla TEM allele β-lactamase plasmid type Total N
Median MICPEN (µg/mL)
(min; max)
African type (pJD5) n (%) Johannesburg type (pEM1) n (%) Asian type (pJD4) n (%) Not determined n (%)
TEM-1 17 (59) 8 (27) 4 (14) 29
32 (0.125; 256)
TEM-135 6 (100) 6
72 (16; 256)
TEM-206 2 (67) 1 (33) 3
3 (2; 12)
Total 19 (50) 8 (21) 7 (18) 4 (11) 38

max, maximum; min, minimum.