Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase- and Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae Family of Bacteria from Diarrheal Stool Samples in Northwest Ethiopia
Table 3
Prevalence of MDR Enterobacteriaceae family of bacteria from diarrheal stool samples at the University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital from January to April 2019.
Isolates
Degree of resistance
R3
R4
R5
R6
E. coli (N = 118)
30 (25.4%)
34 (28.8%)
29 (24.5%)
25 (21.2%)
K. pneumoniae (N = 37)
12 (32.4%)
11 (29.2%)
9 (24.3%)
5 (13.5%)
K. ozaenae (N = 12)
6 (50%)
3 (25%)
2 (16.6%)
1 (8.3%)
Citrobacter species (N = 10)
2 (20%)
7 (70%)
1 (10%)
—
Proteus Vulgaris (N = 6)
4 (66.6%)
1 (16.7%)
1 (16.6%)
—
E. cloacae (N = 4)
—
2 (50%)
1 (25%)
1 (25%)
Salmonella species (N = 1)
—
1 (100%)
—
—
Shigella species (N = 3)
2 (66.7%)
1 (33.3%)
—
—
Serratia species (N = 5)
3 (60%)
1 (20%)
1 (20%)
—
Total (N = 196)
59 (30.1%)
60 (30.6%)
44 (22.4%)
32 (16.3%)
Note. R3-6: resistance to 3, 4, 5, and 6 classes of antibiotics, respectively; ≥R3: resistance to 3 or more classes of antibiotics.
