Comparative Metabolic Characterization of Extraintestinal Pathogenic Escherichia coli Blood Isolates from Saudi Arabia

Table 3

Metabolic activity of BL/ESBL-producing and non-producing isolates.

Substrates	Positive BL/ESBL-producing isolates (%)	Positive non-BL/ESBL-producing isolates (%)	Total positive isolates (%)	value^a
LAC	13 (86.7%)	15 (100%)	28 (93.3%)	0.48
XYL	11 (73.3%)	12 (80%)	23 (76.7%)	1.000
MAL	10 (66.7%)	12 (80%)	22 (73.3%)	0.68
FRU	15 (100%)	14 (93.3%)	29 (96.7%)	1.000
DEX	15 (100%)	14 (93.3%)	29 (96.7%)	1.000
GAL	13 (86.7%)	13 (86.7%)	26 (86.7%)	1.000
RAF	2 (13.3%)	3 (20%)	5 (16.7%)	1.000
TRE	14 (93.3%)	12 (80%)	26 (86.7%)	0.59
MEL	8 (53.3%)	7 (46.7%)	15 (50%)	1.000
SUC	4 (26.7%)	3 (20%)	7 (23.3%)	1.000
LARA	6 (40%)	6 (40%)	12 (40%)	1.000
MNE	13 (86.7%)	14 (93.3%)	27 (90%)	1.000
INU	9 (60%)	9 (60%)	18 (60%)	1.000
SG	9 (60%)	9 (60%)	18 (60%)	1.000
GLY	2 (13.3%)	2 (13.3%)	4 (13.3%)	1.000
SAL	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1.000
DUL	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1.000
INO	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1.000
SOR	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1.000
MAN	7 (46.7%)	6 (40%)	13 (43.3%)	1.000
ADO	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1.000
ARA	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1.000
ERY	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1.000
α-MG	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1.000
RHA	4 (26.7%)	1 (6.7%)	5 (16.7%)	0.33
CEL	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1.000
MEZ	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1.000
α-MN	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1.000
XYT	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1.000
ONPG	14 (93.3%)	14 (93.3%)	28 (93.3%)	1.000
ESC	15 (100%)	15 (100%)	30 (100%)	1.000
DARA	4 (26.7%)	0 (0%)	4 (13.3%)	0.09
CIT	3 (20%)	1 (6.7%)	4 (13.3%)	0.60
MNT	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1.000
SOR	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1.000

^a values for 2-group comparison: ESBL and non-ESBL.