Prevalence of bla_CTX-M and bla_TEM Genes in Cefotaxime-Resistant Escherichia coli Recovered from Tertiary Care at Central Nepal: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Antibiotic susceptibility pattern of E. coli isolates (n = 165).

Antibiotics	Sensitive		Resistant
	N	%	N	%
Ampicillin (10 μg)	70	42.4	95	57.6
Norfloxacin (10 μg)	82	49.7	83	50.3
Nitrofurantoin (300 μg)	140	84.8	25	15.2
Cotrimoxazole (25 μg)	77	46.6	88	53.4
Cefotaxime (30 μg)	92	55.7	73	44.2
Amikacin (30 μg)	106	64.2	59	35.8
Meropenem (10 μg)	158	95.7	7	4.2
Gentamicin (10 μg)	143	86.7	22	13.3