Table 1.
Positive rates of ESBL-EC from poultry industry-related samples.
| Province | Worker (%) | Poultry (%) | Chicken Meat (%) | Environment (%) | Total (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seoul/Gyeonggi | 0/18 (0) | 9/140 (6.4) | 9/100 (9.0) | 4/29 (13.8) | 22/287 (7.7%) |
| Gangwon | 0/18 (0) | 13/200 (6.5) | 4/60 (6.7) | 5/25 (20.0) | 22/303 (7.3%) |
| Jeolla | 1/9 (11.1) | 3/160 (1.9) | 6/60 (10.0) | 1/14 (7.1) | 11/243 (4.5%) |
| Chungcheong | 0/51 (0) | 8/160 (5.0) | 8/60 (13.3) | 3/18 (16.7) | 19/289 (6.6%) |
| Gyeongsang | 0/15 (0) | 10/160 (6.3) | 7/60 (11.7) | 2/19 (10.5) | 19/254 (7.5%) |
| Total | 1/111 (0.9) | 43/820 (5.2) | 34/340 (10.0) | 15/105 (14.3) | 93/1376 (6.8%) |
Positive rates = numbers of ESBL-EC-isolated samples × 100/numbers of cultured samples. Abbreviation: ESBL-EC, extended-spectrum-β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli.