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. 2021 Aug;13(4):470–479. doi: 10.18502/ijm.v13i4.6971

Table 4.

Distribution and antibiotic resistance of MBL-producing NFGNB isolates.

Item/Status NFGNB isolates*

MBL (%) (n=56) Non-MBL (%) (n=60) P-value
Hospitalization Status
  In-patients 55 (55) 45 (45) 0.0002
  Out-patients 1 (6.3) 15 (93.8)
Hospital Wards
  Surgery 5 (26.3) 14 (73.7) 0.0001
  Burn 25 (64.1) 14 (35.9)
  ICU 25 (59.5) 17 (40.5)
  Out-patients 1 (6.3) 15 (93.8)
MDR
  Yes 55 (98.2) 17 (28.3) <0.001
  No 1 (1.8) 43 (71.7)
XDR
  Yes 54 (96.4) 7 (11.7) <0.001
  No 2 (3.6) 53 (88.3)

MBL: Metallo-beta-lactamase, MDR: Multidrug-resistant, XDR: Extensively drug-resistant,

NFGNB: Non-fermentative gram-negative bacilli, ICU: Intensive care unit.

*

S. maltophilia isolates, as chromosomal MBL-producers, were excluded.