Table 5.
Distribution of ESBL among various clinical specimens and strains.
| S. N. | Specimens (n = 172) | Organisms | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Escherichia coli (n = 138) | Klebsiella spp. (n = 20) | ESBL Escherichia coli | ESBL Klebsiella spp. | Total ESBL (n = 70) | |||||
| Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | ||||
| 1 | Urine (60) | 46 | 8 | 27 | 58.6 | 4 | 50.0 | 31 | 51.6 |
| 2 | Sputum (47) | 38 | 4 | 14 | 36.8 | 2 | 50.0 | 16 | 34.0 |
| 3 | Pus (42) | 36 | 3 | 15 | 41.6 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 35.7 |
| 4 | Blood (17) | 12 | 5 | 6 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 35.2 |
| 5 | Body fluid (3) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33.3 |
| 6 | Stool (3) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33.3 |
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| Total | 172 | 138 | 20 | 64 | 46.3 | 6 | 30.0 | 70 | 40.6 |