Table 3.
Percentages of MDR and ESBL-, AmpC-, and carbapenemase-producing bacteria isolated from the nasopharynx of healthy under-five children in Accra, Ghana, from September to December 2016.
| Bacteria Isolated | Number | MDR % |
ESBL- Producing % |
AmpC- Producing % |
Carbapenemase-Producing % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 57 | 66.7 | 17.5 | 42.1 | 10.5 |
| Escherichia coli | 15 | 80.0 | 33.3 | 26.7 | 20.0 |
| Klebsiella pneumoniae | 14 | 57.1 | 21.4 | 28.6 | 7.1 |
| Enterobacter cloacae | 10 | 90.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - |
| Acinetobacter baumannii | 5 | 100.0 | 20.0 | 100.0 | 20.0 |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 4 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Ewinia species | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - |
| Providencia rettgeri | 3 | 66.7 | 33.3 | 33.3 | - |
| Pantoea septica | 2 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | - |
| Serratia marcescens | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - |
MDR = multidrug resistance; ESBL = extended-spectrum beta lactamase.