Research Article

Snapshot of Phylogenetic Groups, Virulence, and Resistance Markers in Escherichia coli Uropathogenic Strains Isolated from Outpatients with Urinary Tract Infections in Bucharest, Romania

Table 1

Antibiotic resistance phenotypes of E. coli strains isolated from CA-UTIs in Romania.

AntibioticGR AGR B1GR B2GR DNumber (percentage)

AMP90 (52.94%)98 (45.16%)125 (45.28%)66 (53.65%)374 (47.52%)
TET75 (44.11%)91 (41.93%)98 (35.50%)61 (49.59%)324 (41.16%)
SXT43 (25.29%)52 (23.96%)60 (21.73%)41 (33.33%)192 (24.39%)
AMC38 (22.35%)41 (18.89%)55 (19.92%)24 (19.51%)151 (19.18%)
CFZ35 (20.58%)29 (13.36%)42 (15.21%)17 (13.82%)122 (15.50%)
CIP34 (20%)38 (17.51%)28 (10.14%)18 (14.63%)118 (14.99%)
LEV34 (20%)38 (17.51%)28 (10.14%)18 (14.63%)117 (14.86%)
ATM16 (9.41%)21 (9.67%)27 (9.78%)11 (8.94%)79 (10.03%)
FEP16 (9.41%)21 (9.67%)26 (9.42%)10 (8.13%)73 (9.27%)
CRO16 (9.41%)21 (9.67%)26 (9.42%)10 (8.13%)72 (9.14%)
TZP17 (10%)11 (5.06%)16 (5.79%)3 (2.43%)47 (5.97%)
CN12 (7.05)6 (2.76%)10 (3.62%)7 (5.69%)34 (4.32%)
NIT5 (2.94%)8 (3.68%)7 (2.53%)4 (3.25%)24 (3.04%)
IMP0001 (0.81%)1 (0.12%)
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AMP, ampicillin; TET, tetracycline; SXT, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole; AMC, amoxicillin-clavulanic acid; CFZ, cefazolin; CIP, ciprofloxacin; LEV, levofloxacin; ATM, aztreonam; FEP, cefepime; CRO, ceftriaxone; TZP, piperacillin-tazobactam; CN, gentamicin; NIT, nitrofurantoin; IMP, imipenem; MEM, meropenem; ETP, ertapenem.