Table 4.
Distribution of ESBL- and CPM-producing Enterobacteriaceae family of bacteria from diarrheal stool samples at the University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital from January to April 2019.
| Bacterial isolates | ESBL screening N (%) | Confirmed ESBL N (%) | CPM screening N (%) | Confirmed CPM N (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Negative | Positive | Negative | Positive | Negative | Positive | Negative | |
| E. coli | 69 (65) | 150 | 41 (62) | 28 (70) | 1 (25) | 40 (40) | 1 (25) | 0 |
| K. pneumoniae | 29 (27) | 21 | 18 (27) | 11 (28) | 0 | 18 (18) | 0 | 0 |
| K. ozaenae | 4 (4) | 11 | 4 (6) | 0 | 0 | 4 (4) | 0 | 0 |
| Citrobacter | N/T | N/T | N/T | N/T | 2 (50) | 12 (12) | 2 (50) | 0 |
| Proteus vulgaris | 4 (4) | 2 | 3 (5) | 1 (3) | 1 (25) | 2 (2) | 1 (25) | 0 |
| E. cloacae | N/T | N/T | N/T | N/T | 0 | 7 (7) | 0 | 0 |
| S. typhi | N/T | N/T | N/T | N/T | 0 | 1 (1) | — | — |
| Shigella spp. | N/T | N/T | N/T | N/T | 0 | 10 (10) | — | — |
| Serratia spp. | N/T | N/T | N/T | N/T | 0 | 6 (6) | — | — |
| E. aerogenes | N/T | N/T | N/T | N/T | 0 | 1 (1) | — | — |
| Total | 106 (36.5) | 184 (63.4) | 66 (62.2) | 40 (37.7) | 4 (3.8) | 101 (96.2) | 4 (100) | 0 |
N/T = not tested. The bold values indicate the number of confirmed ESBL and CPM-producing Enterobacteriaceae. Confirmed ESBL Producing enterobactericeae = 66 (62.2%). Confirmed CPM-producing enterobactericeae = 4 (100%)