Quantitative evaluation of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli strains in the wastewater of a French teaching hospital and relation to patient strain

Table 2 Characteristics of the ESBL-producing Escherichia coli strains isolated from patients present at the time of wastewater collection

Patient	Unit of hospitalization^a	Specimen	β-lactamases	DiversiLab® type	Pulsotype	Corresponding wastewater cluster^b
1	PAC-Nec.	Rectal swab	CTX-M-27	1	1b	WWCG1b
2	PAC-Mong.	Rectal swab	CTX-M-27	1	1b	WWCG1b
3	PAC-Mong.	Rectal swab	CTX-M-27	1	1b	WWCG1b
4	PAC-Mong.	Rectal swab, urine	CTX-M-27	1	1b	WWCG1b
5	LTC	wound	CTX-M-27	1	1b	WWCG1b
6	PAC-UPG	Urine	CTX-M-14, TEM-1	1	1a	WWCG1a
7	PAC-Mong.	Rectal swab	CTX-M-15, TEM-1	1	1c	-
8	LTC	Rectal swab	CTX-M-1, TEM-1	6	-	-
9	PAC-Mong.	Rectal swab	CTX-M-15, TEM-30	7	-	-

^aunit of hospitalization at the time of wastewater collection; PAC post-acute care wards, LTC long-term care ward; ^bsee Table 1 for definition

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