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 2

Comparison of antibiotic resistance pattern with phenotypically detected ESBL cases in E. coli isolates.

Antibiotics	ESBL producer		ESBL nonproducer		value
	N	%	N	%
Ampicillin (10 μg)	39	78	56	48.7	<0.001
Norfloxacin (10 μg)	31	62	52	45.2	0.048
Nitrofurantoin (300 μg)	5	10	20	17.4	0.224
Cotrimoxazole (25 μg)	27	54	60	52.1	0.829
Cefotaxime (30 μg)	50	100	23	20	<0.001
Amikacin (30 μg)	38	76	21	18.3	<0.001
Meropenem (10 μg)	0	0	7	6	0.075
Gentamicin (10 μg)	11	22	11	9.6	0.031