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. 2021 Mar 23;10(1):1261. doi: 10.4102/ajlm.v10i1.1261

TABLE 6.

Detection of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase genes among phenotypically confirmed extended-spectrum beta-lactamase producing isolates from tertiary healthcare facilities in Osun state, Nigeria, July 2016 to April 2017.

Isolates with phenotypically confirmed ESBL (N) Isolates with ≥ 1 ESBL genes Prevalence of ESBL genes
CTX-M
TEM
SHV
n % n % n % n %
Escherichia coli (10) 7 70.0 5 50.0 4 40.0 1 10.0
Klebsiella spp. (10) 8 80.0 7 70.0 6 60.0 3 30.0
Citrobacter spp. (10) 9 90.0 7 70.0 5 50.0 1 10.0
Enterobacter spp. (6) 6 100.0 6 100.0 5 83.3 2 33.3
Morganella morganii (2) 2 100.0 2 100.0 2 100.0 0 0.0
Proteus mirabilis (2) 2 100.0 1 50.0 2 100.0 0 0.0
Hafnia alvei (1) 1 100.0 1 100.0 1 100.0 1 100.0
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia (1) 1 100.0 1 100.0 1 100.0 0 0.0
Providencia alcalifaciens (1) 1 100.0 0 0.0 1 100.0 0 0.0
Total (43) 37 86.0 30 69.8 27 62.8 8 18.6

ESBL, extended-spectrum β-lactamase.