Research Article

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

Table 3

API 20E identification of Gram-negative bacilli isolates among positive clinical specimens.

OrganismTotal = 65
Number (%)

Escherichia coli 30 46.1
Klebsiella pneumoniae 17 26.2
Enterobacter cloacae 4 6.1
Pseudomonas aeruginosa 7 10.7
Proteus mirabilis 2 3.07
Acinetobacter baumanii 3 4.6
Citrobacter freundii 1 1.5
Proteus vulgaris 1 1.5

(statistically significant).