Research Article
Phenotypic and Molecular Characterization of β-Lactamases among Enterobacterial Uropathogens in Southeastern Nigeria
Table 9
Differences between bla-phenotypic and bla-PCR positives.
| Organisms | ESBL | MBL | AmpC | Phenotypic positive | PCR-positive | Phenotypic positive | PCR-positive | Phenotypic positive | PCR-positive |
| E. coli (58) | 16 | 35 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 1 | C. freundii (10) | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | K. pneuminiae (14) | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Salmonella spp (15) | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | Total | 31 | 61 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 2 |
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