Table 3. Frequency of ESBL - K. pneumoniae in various clinical specimens (n = 513).
| Specimen | ESBL Positive
Klebsiella pneumoniae |
|
|---|---|---|
| N | % | |
| Blood | 112 | 21.8 |
| Sputum | 71 | 13.8 |
| Pus | 51 | 9.9 |
| Cerebrospinal fluid | 12 | 2.3 |
| Ear swabs | 5 | 0.97 |
| Wound swabs | 11 | 2.14 |
| Pleural fluid | 7 | 1.36 |
| Urine | 85 | 16.5 |
| Tracheal secretions | 5 | 0.97 |
| Total | 359/513 | 69.9 |