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Table 8 Characterization and frequency of detected ESBL and carbapenemase enzymes among the Gram-negative isolates

From: Prevalence and characterization of antimicrobial resistance among gram-negative bacteria isolated from febrile hospitalized patients in central Ethiopia

Bacterial species

Resistance genes % (n)

ESBL enzymes

CP enzymes

Any ESBL

CTX-M-1 group

TEM-group

SHV-group

CTX-M-9 group

Any CP

NDM-1

OXA-51

E. coli (n = 13)

92.3 (12)

69.2 (9)

76.9 (10)

7.7 (1)

0

0

0

0

K. pneumoniae (n = 6)

100 (6)

83.3 (5)

50.0 (3)

83.3 (5)

0

16.7 (1)

16.7 (1)

0

P. aeruginosa (n = 4)

50.0 (2)

25.0 (1)

50.0 (2)

0

0

0

0

0

Other* (n = 4)

75.0 (3)

0

50.0 (2)

0

50.0 (2)

25.0 (1)

25.0 (1)

25.0 (1)

All GNB (n = 27)

81.5 (22)

55.6 (15)

63.0 (17)

22.2 (6)

7.4 (2)

7.4 (2)

7.4 (2)

3.7 (1)

  1. CP carbapenemase
  2. *Other isolates: R. planticola (n = 1) and R. ornithinolytica (n = 1): both positive for CTX-M-9 group; Salmonella Typhi (n = 1): no ESBL- or CPE-production; and A. baumannii (n = 1): positive for OXA-51 and NDM-1