Intestinal Carriage of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase- (ESBL-) Possessing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella Species among Nepalese Health Science and Non-Health Science Students

Table 5

Antibiotic resistance rates of bacterial isolates among HS and NHS students.

Antibiotics	Escherichia coli		Klebsiella species
	HS students (n = 101)	NHS students (n = 102)	HS students (n = 17)	NHS students (n = 14)
Ampicillin	72 (71.3%)	52 (51.0%)	NA	NA
Piperacillin-tazobactam	2 (2.0%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (5.9%)	0 (0)
Cefotaxime	61 (60.4%)	31 (30.4%)	4 (23.5%)	0 (0)
Ceftazidime	61 (60.4%)	31 (30.4%)	4 (23.5%)	0 (0)
Ciprofloxacin	5 (5.0%)	7 (6.9%)	1 (5.9%)	0 (0)
Cotrimoxazole	40 (39.6%)	22 (21.6%)	5 (29.4%)	1 (7.1%)
Amikacin	4 (4.0%)	9 (8.8%)	1 (5.9%)	0 (0)
Meropenem	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)

NA, not applicable.