Phenotypic and Molecular Characterisation of Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase Producing Escherichia coli Obtained from Animal Fecal Samples in Ado Ekiti, Nigeria

Table 5

Association of phenotypic tests and molecular characterization of E. coli isolates from animals.

Interactions	Chi square ()	Significance	Degree of freedom
CEFPODOXIME/ESBL BA/DDDT/GENE	0.000	1.00	1
ESBL BA/GENES	0.000	1.000	1
CEFPODOXIME/DDST/GENE	4.961	0.026	1
CEFPODOXIME/ESBL BA	17.540	<0.001	1
ESBL BA/DDST	24.466	<0.001	1
ESBL BA/CTX_M	0.000	1.000	2
CEFPODOXIME/DDST/CTX	5.009	0.025	1
ESBL BA/TEM	0.000	1.000	2
CEPODOXIME/TEM	0.165	0.684	2
DDST/TEM	22.407	<0.001	1
ESBL BA/SHV	0.000	1.000	2
DDST/SHV	0.000	1.000	2
CEFPODOXIME/SHV	0.000	1.000	2

Statistically significant.
CEFPODOXIME: Cefpodoxime screening test.
DDST: double disc synergism test.
ESBL BA: ESBL brilliance agar screening test.
SHV: detection of SHV genes.
TEM: detection of TEM genes.
CTX-M: detection of CTX-M genes.