Phenotypic and Genotypic Characterization of Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamase-Producing Clinical Isolates of Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae in Two Kenyan Facilities: A National Referral and a Level Five Hospital

Table 2

Classification of patients from whom the clinical isolates were obtained.

Cadre	Sub-cadre	ELVH		KNH
		E. coli n = 34 (%)	K. pneumoniae n = 12 (%)	E. coli n = 104 (%)	K. pneumoniae n = 115 (%)
Gender	Male	6 (17.6)	2 (16.7)	51 (49)	55 (47.8)
	Female	26 (76.5)	5 (41.6)	45 (43.3)	58 (50.4)
	Unknown	2 (5.9)	5 (41.6)	8 (7.7)	2 (1.8)
Admission type	Outpatient	24 (70.6)	6 (50)	10 (9.6)	4 (3.5)
	Inpatient	10 (29.4)	6 (50)	81 (77.9)	111 (96.5)
	Unknown	0 (0)	0 (0)	13 (12.5)	0 (0)

KNH: Kenyatta national hospital; ELVH: Embu level V hospital; n: sample size. Values in parenthesis represent percentage proportions. Unknown: gender or type of admission not indicated in the departmental records.