Table 3.
Isolate | Not confirmed ESBL-positivea | ESBL prevalence | |
---|---|---|---|
Confirmed ESBL-positive | % of overall prevalence | ||
Citrobacter spp. | 4 | 6 (60 %) | 11.5 |
Enterobacter spp. | 3 | 5 (62.5 %) | 9.6 |
Escherichia coli | 51 | 18 (26.1 %) | 34.6 |
Klebsiella spp. | 22 | 22 (50.0 %) | 42.3 |
Proteus spp. | 5 | 1 (16.7 %) | 1.9 |
Total | 85 | 52 (37.9 %) | 100 |
ESBL prevalence was determined using MAST D52C combined discs by the Kirby-Bauer method of antibiotic susceptibility testing
aThe column for “not confirmed ESBL-positive” includes isolates that failed screening tests as well as those isolates that may have passed the screening test(s) but failed confirmatory tests