Research Article

Characterization of Pathogenic Bacteria Isolated from Sudanese Banknotes and Determination of Their Resistance Profile

Table 1

Resistance profile and resistance genes (blaTEM, blaCTX-M, or mecA) detected in pathogenic bacteria isolated from banknotes (N = 61).

Isolates“Resistance profile”“Resistance genes”

Gram-negative isolates (N= 49)
E. coli (5 isolates)(AMP), (AMX), (AMC), (CN), CXM), (CTR), (CAZ), and (NIT)blaTEM and blaCTX-M (1\5), (5\5)
Proteus mirabilis (1 isolate)(AMP), (AMX), (AMC), (CN), (CXM), (CTR), and (CAZ)-(1\1)
Serratia marcescens (4 isolates)(AMP), (AMX), (AMC), (CN), (CXM), (CTR), (CAZ)-(4\4)
P. aeruginosa (5 isolates)(GEN) and (AK)blaCTX-M (1\5)
P. stutzeri (14 isolates)-(14\14)
K. oxytoca (1 isolate)(AMP), (AMX), (AMC), (C), and (AK)-(1\1)
Acinetobacter baumannii (3 isolates)blaCTX-M (2\3)
Salmonella paratyphi A (2 isolates)(AMP), (AMX), (AMC), (CN), and (NIT)-(2\2)
K. pneumoniae (6 isolates)(AMP), (AMX), (AMC), (CTR), and (AK)blaCTX-M (5\6)
Enterobacter cloacae (2 isolates)(AMP), (AMX), (AMC), (CXM), and (CTR)blaCTX-M (2\2)
Shigella flexneri (1 isolate)(AMP), (AMX), (AMC), and (NIT)-(1\1)
Alcaligenes faecalis (3 isolates)(AMP), (AMX), (CXM), and (Ak)-(3\3)
Citrobacter freundii (2 isolates)(AMP), (AMX), (AK), and (NIT)-(2\2)

Gram-positive isolates (N= 12)
S. aureus (6 isolates)(AMP), (P), (AMX), (AMC), (CN), (CXM), (AZM), (E), and (C)mecA (6\6)
CONS (6 isolates)(AMP), (P), (AMX), and (CXM)mecA (2\6)