Research Article

Antimicrobial Resistance Factors of Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamases Producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolated from Cattle Farms and Raw Beef in North-West Province, South Africa

Table 5

Proportion of ESBLs genes detected from isolates obtained from cattle faeces and raw beef samples.

Bacteria speciesNo of isolates positive for ESBL activityNo. of isolates positive for ESBL associated genes
blaTEMblaSHVblaCTX-MblaOXAblaCMY-1blaCMY-2

E. coli69 (66.3%)59 (85.5%)48 (69.6%)40 (58%)20 (29%)0 (0%)7 (10.1%)
K. pneumoniae35 (33.7%)8 (22.9%)12 (34.3%)14 (40%)15 (42.9%)0 (0%)0 (0%)

Total104 (100%)67 (64.4%)60 (57.7%)54 (51.9%)35 (33.7%)0 (0%)7 (6.7%)