Detection of Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase-Producing Escherichia coli in Market-Ready Chickens in Zambia

Table 1

Confirmed ESBL-producing E. coli (using PCR and gene detection) isolates.

Detected gene (s)	Number of E. coli isolates	% of E. coli isolates ()
SHV	2	0.52
CTX-M	50	13
TEM	3	0.8
CTX-M and TEM	17	4.4
CTX-M and SHV	2	0.52
TEM and SHV	1	0.3
CTX-M, SHV, and TEM	2	0.52
None	307	79.9
Proven ESBL producers	77	20.1

384 E. coli isolates suspected of being ESBL producers were examined.
Negative in all PCRs.