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Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology
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2021
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Article
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Tab 3
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Research Article
Intestinal Carriage of Extended-Spectrum
β
-Lactamase- (ESBL-) Possessing
Escherichia coli
and
Klebsiella
Species among Nepalese Health Science and Non-Health Science Students
Table 3
Prevalence of fecal carriage of ESBL-producing isolates.
Bacterial isolates
Number of isolates
Number of ESBL producers (%)
value
HS students
NHS students
HS students
NHS students
Total
E. coli
(
n
= 203)
101
102
47 (46.5)
19 (18.6)
66 (32.5)
<0.001
Klebsiella
species (
n
= 31)
17
14
3 (17.6)
0 (0)
3 (9.7)
0.10
Total (
N
= 234)
118
116
50 (42.4)
19 (16.4)
69 (29.5)
<0.001