TABLE 1.
Clonal complex | No. of strains
|
% blaZ positive | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | blaZ gene positivea | ||
CC1 | 9 | 8 | 89 |
CC5 | 8 | 6 (2) | 75 |
CC8 | 5 | 3 (2) | 60 |
CC22 | 10 | 8 | 80 |
CC30 | 10 | 8 (4) | 80 |
CC45 | 11 | 8 | 73 |
Total | 53 | 41 (8) | 77 |
The values in parentheses are numbers of strains producing β-lactamase constitutively.