Research Article

Growing Menace of Antibacterial Resistance in Clinical Isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Nepal: An Insight of Beta-Lactamase Production

Table 4

Multitype enzymes production.

Specimen types (total number of isolates)ESBL + MBL
(Number)
ESBL + AmpC
(Number)
MBL + AmpC
(Number)
ESBL + MBL + AmpC
(Number)

Pus (32)0040
Sputum (68)2220
Urine (42)0260
Blood (20)2000
Endotracheal tube (8)2220
Swab (4)0002
Bronchoalveolar lavage (2)0000
Pleural fluid (2)0000

Total (178)6 (3.4)6 (3.4)14 (7.9)2 (1.1)