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Table 3 ESBL and MBL producing airway A.baumannii isolates in restricted settings of the Hospital

From: Extended spectrum and metalo beta-lactamase producing airborne Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumanii in restricted settings of a referral hospital: a neglected condition

Number of resistance isolates (%)

Antibiotics

Total isolates n = 43

ESBL producer n = 24

MBL producer n = 13

Ceftazidime

28 (65.1)

19 (79.2)

8 (61.5)

Ceftriaxone

36 (83.7)

22 (91.7)

10 (76.9)

Cefepime

38 (88.4)

23 (95.8)

11 (84.6)

Cefotaxime

32 (74.4)

20 (83.3)

9 (69.2)

Aztreonam

19 (44.2)

21 (87.5)

12 (92.3)

Impeniem

16 (37.2)

5 (20.8)

13 (100)

Meropenem

13 (30.2)

3 (12.5)

13 (100)