Table 3: Distribution of Enterobacteriaceae resistant to third generation cephalosporins by species over a period of 5 years (2016- 2020) in the region of Monastir - Tunisia.
Species of Enterobacteriaceae |
N (1) |
n, F (%) (2) |
P (%) (3) |
Escherichia coli |
6706 |
1117 (40.9) |
16.6 |
Klebsiella pneumoniae |
2692 |
1074 (39.4) |
39.9 |
Enterobacter sp |
969 |
220 (8.1) |
22.7 |
Others (4) |
2060 |
317 (11.6) |
15.4 |
TOTAL |
12 427 |
2728 (100) |
21.9 |
(1) N: Number of total population
(2) n, F (%): Number and frequency of third generation cephalosporin-resistant Enterobacteriaceae
(3) P (%): Prevalence of multi-Drug-Resistant Bacteria
(4) Others: Citrobacter freundii, Citrobacter koseri, Morganella sp, Proteus mirabilis, Providencia sp, Serratia marcescens…