Extended Spectrum 𝛽-Lactamases among Gram-negative Bacterial Isolates from Clinical Specimens in Three Major Hospitals in Northern Jordan

Table 1

Bacterial species isolated from clinical samples.

Bacterial species	Blood culture	CSF	Sputum	Swab	Urine	Miscellaneous	Total
Acinetobacter baumannii						2	2
Acinetobacter calcoaceticus	6		1			2	9
Acinetobacter lwoffii	1						1
Acinetobacter species			1	2	1	2	6
Alcalgenes xylosoxidans		1					1
Citrobacter frundii	1			1	6		8
Escherichia coli	6	1		13	171	4	195
Enterobacter aerogenes					1		1
Enterobacter cloacae	11		1		5		17
Enterobacter hormaechei					1	1	2
Enterobacter species				7	4	1	12
Klebsiella pneumoniae	1			8	19		28
Klebsiella oxytoca	48	1	2	9	21	3	84
Proteus mirabilis				6	16	1	23
Pseudomonas aeruginosa	4	12	3	24	10	11	64
Pseudomonas species		1		10	4	1	16
Serratia marcescens					1		1
Stenotrophemonas maltophilia					2		2
Total	79	16	8	80	262	27	472

Miscellaneous: Aspirate, Bone, Cornea, Peritoneal, Tissues, Tracheostomy.