Table 2. Frequency of ESBL, AmpC β-lactamases and carbapenemase among Enterobacteriaceae members detected by different phenotypic laboratory methods.
Isolates | ESBL | AmpC β-lactamases | Carbapenemase |
DDST | AmpC disk test | MHT | |
E. coli | 37 (30/81) | 29 (9/31) | 67 (4/6) |
K. pneumoniae | 61.5 (30/52) | 52.4 (11/21) | 78 (14/18) |
Acinetobacter baumannii | 25 (3/9) | 83.3 (10/12) | 89 (8/9) |
Proteus mirabilis | 50 (5/10) | ND | 0.0 (0/1) |
Other Gram-negative rods | 40 (2/5) | 33.3 (1/3) | 50 (1/2) |
Enterobacter cloacae | 50 (4/8) | 75 (6/8) | 67 (2/3) |
Total | 45.2 (76/168) | 49.3 (37/75) | 74.4 (29/39) |