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Table 3 ESBL production by various isolates

From: Assessment of the effectiveness of three different cephalosporin/clavulanate combinations for the phenotypic confirmation of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase producing bacteria isolated from urine samples at National Public Health Laboratory, Kathmandu, Nepal

Organisms

No. of suspected ESBL positive isolates

ESBL production confirmatory test

Positive

%

Negative

%

Acinetobacter spp.

3

1

33.3

2

66.7

Citrobacter koseri

1

1

100

0

0

Citrobacter freundii

1

1

100

0

0

E. coli

47

34

72.3

13

27.7

Edwardsiella spp.

1

1

100

0

0

Enterobacter spp.

2

2

100

0

0

Kl. pneumoniae

5

2

40

3

60

Ps. aeruginosa

8

2

25

6

75

Total

68

44

64.7

24

35.3