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Table 2 Microbiological results of the screened latrines (n = 70)

From: High prevalence of ESBL-Producing E. coli in private and shared latrines in an informal urban settlement in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

ESBL-producing bacteria total (n, %)

17

24.3%

 ESBL E. coli

16

 

 ESBL K. pneumoniae

1

 

Screening sites positive (n, %)

17

 

 Footrests

12

70.6%

 Door handles ± footrests

5

29.4%

Antibiotics resistant/intermediatea (n, %)

 Ampicillin

17

100%

 Amoxicillin/Clavulanic acid

16

94.1%

 Piperacillin/Tazobactam

4

23.5%

 Cefoxitin

11

64.7%

 Ceftazidime

16

94.1%

 Ceftriaxone

17

100%

 Cefepime

16

94.1%

 Ertapenem

0

0%

 Meropenem

0

0%

 Ciprofloxacin

16

94.1%

 Tobramycin

15

88.2%

 Amikacin

6

35.3%

 Trimethoprim/Sulfamethoxazole

14

82.4%

 Nitrofurantoin

1

5.9%

 Fosfomycin

0

0%

 Colistin

0

0%

ESBL types (n, %)

17

 

 CTX-M-1 group

13

76.5%

 CTX-M-9 group

1

5.9%

 Other than CTX-M-1/9 group

3

17.6%

  1. ESBL extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing microorganisms
  2. aInterpretation according to EUCAST breakpoints version 5.0 (2015)