Table 3. No. of isolates positive for the investigated dfr-genes and integrons in E. coli (n = 320) and K. pneumoniae (n = 54) collected at time periods before and during the trimethoprim intervention.
E. coli | K. pneumoniae | ||||
Pre intervention n = 106 | Mid intervention n = 105 | Post intervention n = 109 | Total n = 320 (%) | Total n = 55 (%) | |
dfrA1 | 36 | 41 | 33 | 110(34) | 8 (15) |
dfr2d | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1(0.3) | 0 |
dfrA3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (2) |
dfrA5 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 52(16) | 7 (13) |
dfrA7 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 15(5) | 1 (2) |
dfrA8 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14(4) | 7 (13) |
dfrA9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (2) |
dfrA10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
dfrA12 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 14 (4) | 7 (13) |
dfrA14 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 19 (6) | 5 (9) |
dfrA17 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 82 (26) | 1 (2) |
dfrA24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.3) | 0 |
dfrA26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Integron 1 | 75 | 74 | 82 | 230 (72) | 29 (53) |
Integron 2 | 10 | 19 | 14 | 43 (13) | 2 (4) |