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Table 4 Distribution of carbapenem resistant genes in K. pneumoniae isolates obtained from different referral hospitals in Uganda

From: Prevalence of pathogenic Klebsiella pneumoniae based on PCR capsular typing harbouring carbapenemases encoding genes in Uganda tertiary hospitals

Referral hospital

n

Carbapenemase encoding genes

NDM

KPC

IMP

OXA-48

VIM

NDM & OXA-48

KPC & IMP

KPC & OXA-48

IMP & OXA-48

VIM & OXA-48

VIM, NDM & OXA-48

NDM, KPC & OXA-48

IMP, NDM & OXA-48

NDM, KPC, VIM & OXA-48

Total CR isolates

Prevalence (%)

MNRH

82

3

3

8

8

2

2

 

2

–

–

2

2

2

1

35

42.7

MRRH

24

3

4

3

2

 

–

1

–

4

 

–

–

  

17

70.8

MBRRH

87

2

3

4

10

9

–

–

–

 

7

–

–

–

–

35

40.2

KIU-TH

34

–

2

3

5

1

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

11

32.4

Total

227

              

98

43.2

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Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control

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