Table 2.
Distribution of positive carbapenemase gene loci according to bacterial species
|
Species |
KPC |
IMP |
NDM |
Not detected |
No. of isolates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
K. pneumoniae *, n (%) |
204 (87) |
6 (3) |
9 (4) |
17 (7) |
234 |
|
E. coli , n (%) |
6 (17) |
3 (8) |
16 (44) |
11 (31) |
36 |
|
E. cloacae , n (%) |
2(15) |
4 (31) |
5 (39) |
2 (15) |
13 |
|
C. freundii , n (%) |
2(29) |
2 (29) |
1 (14) |
2 (29) |
7 |
|
K. oxytoca , n (%) |
0 |
2 (29) |
4 (57) |
1 (14) |
7 |
|
P. rettgeri, n (%) |
0 |
0 |
3 (100) |
0 |
3 |
|
K. aerogenes , n (%) |
1 (25) |
0 |
2 (50) |
1 (25) |
4 |
|
S. marcescens , n (%) |
0 |
1 (100) |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Total, n (%) |
215 (70) |
18 (6) |
40 (13) |
34 (11) |
305 |
*Two K. pneumoniae coproduce KPC and NDM.
n,number of isolates