Research Article

β-Lactamase-Producing Multidrug-Resistant Bacterial Pathogens from Tracheal Aspirates of Intensive Care Unit Patients at National Institute of Neurological and Allied Sciences, Nepal

Table 4

Profile of β-lactamase-producing bacterial strains from tracheal aspirate of ICU patients.

OrganismsESBL producers (no. and %)AmpC β-lactamase producers (no. and %)MBL producers (no. and %)

Acinetobacter spp.5 (14.3)22 (43.1)6 (54.5)
K. pneumoniae 12 (34.3)13 (24.5)2 (18.2)
Pseudomonas spp.15 (42.8)9 (17.6)2 (18.2)
E. coli 3 (8.6)4 (7.8)0
Enterobacter spp.02 (4)0
K. oxytoca 01 (2)1 (9.1)
C. freundii 000
P. vulgaris 000
S. aureus 000
S. pneumoniae 000
Total35 (25) 51 (37.2)11 (36.7)