Research Article

Evaluating the Trends of Bloodstream Infections among Pediatric and Adult Patients at a Teaching Hospital of Kathmandu, Nepal: Role of Drug Resistant Pathogens

Table 7

Trends of antimicrobial resistance mechanisms in gram negative isolates among pediatric and adult patients ().

Bacterial isolatesTotal number (%)Pediatric patients Adult patients p value

Salmonella enterica
 MDR0 (0.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)
 NARS42 (85.7)7 (77.7)35 (87.5)0.381
Escherichia coli
 MDR10 (50.0)3 (37.5)7 (58.3)0.325
 ESBL6 (30.0)2 (25.0)4 (33.3)0.545
 MBL2 (10.0)0 (0.0)2 (16.7)0.347
Klebsiella spp.
 MDR5 (71.4)1 (33.3)4 (100)0.143
 ESBL3 (42.8)1 (33.3)2 (50.0)0.629
 MBL2 (28.5)0 (0.0)2 (50.0)0.286
Pseudomonas spp.
 MDR16 (41.0)2 (25.0)14 (45.1)0.269
 ESBL5 (12.8)2 (25.0)3 (9.6)0.268
 MBL0 (0.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)
Acinetobacter spp.
 MDR22 (73.3)6 (66.6)16 (76.1)0.453
 ESBL5 (16.7)3 (33.3)2 (9.5)0.143
 MBL2 (6.6)1 (11.1)1 (4.7)0.517

GNB: gram negative bacteria.