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 3

Classification clinical specimens from which the E. coli and K. pneumoniae isolates were obtained.

Specimen type	Total (n)	ELVH		KNH		Total (n)
		E. coli n (%)	K. pneumoniae n (%)	E. coli n (%)	K. pneumoniae n (%)
Urine	82	26 (76.5)	9 (75)	34 (32.7)	13 (11.3)	82
Blood cultures	77	0 (0)	0 (0)	10 (9.6)	67 (58.3)	77
Pus swabs	65	1 (2.9)	0 (0)	51 (49)	13 (11.3)	65
Tracheal aspirates	17	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (1)	16 (13.9)	17
Cerebral Spinal Fluid	11	0 (0)	0 (0)	6 (5.8)	5 (4.3)	11
Stool	9	7 (20.6)	2 (16.7)	0 (0)	0 (0)	9
High vaginal swab	3	0 (0)	0 (0)	2 (1.9)	1 (0.9)	3
Pleural fluid	1	0 (0)	1 (8.3)	0 (0)	0 (0)	1
Total (N)	265	34	12	104	115	265

KNH: Kenyatta national hospital; ELVH: Embu level V hospital; n: sample size. The values in parenthesis are percentage proportions of isolates in each clinical specimen.