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 isolatesNumber of isolatesNumber of ESBL producers (%) value
HS studentsNHS studentsHS studentsNHS studentsTotal

E. coli (n = 203)10110247 (46.5)19 (18.6)66 (32.5)<0.001
Klebsiella species (n = 31)17143 (17.6)0 (0)3 (9.7)0.10

Total (N = 234)11811650 (42.4)19 (16.4)69 (29.5)<0.001