Research Article

Spread of TEM, VIM, SHV, and CTX-M β-Lactamases in Imipenem-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacilli Isolated from Egyptian Hospitals

Table 2

The distribution of Gram-negative bacilli isolates in each clinical specimen.

Clinical specimensGram-negative bacilli isolates
TypeNumberNumber(%)

Urine524178.8
Blood181266.6
Sputum291034.5
Pus9222.2

Total10865(60.2%)

,   (statistically significant).