Research Article
Prevalence of Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamases-Producing Microorganisms in Patients Admitted at KRRH, Southwestern Uganda
Table 2
Prevalence of phenotypic ESBL-producing isolates by combined disc diffusion test.
| | Combined antibiotic discs | Bacterial isolates ( = 100) | | K. oxytoca ( = 15) | K. pneumoniae ( = 36) | E. coli ( = 44) | P. mirabilis ( = 5) | (%) |
| | Ceftazidime | 10 (66.7%) | 29 (80.6%) | 36 (86.4%) | 4 (80.0%) | 79 (79%) | | Cefotaxime | 11 (73.3%) | 35 (97.2%) | 43 (97.7%) | 5 (100%) | 94 (94%) | | Cefpodoxime | 15 (100%) | 33 (91.7%) | 39 (88.6%) | 4 (80.0%) | 91 (91%) | | Ceftriaxone | 15 (100%) | 35 (97.2%) | 39 (100%) | 2 (40%) | 91 (91%) | | Mean () | 13 (87%) | 33 (92%) | 39 (87%) | 4 (80%) | 89 (89%) |
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