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Table 3 ESBL-EC and ESBL-KP positive children in diarrhoea and diarrhoea group

From: Carriage of ESBL-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli among children in rural Ghana: a cross-sectional study

 

Total no. of Children (n = 435) (%)

Non-diarrhoea

(n = 230) (%)

Diarrhoea

(n = 205) (%)

ESBL

   

Positive

178/435 (40.9)

92/230 (40.0)

86/205 (42.0)

E. coli (alone)

159/178 (89.3)

91/92 (98.9)

69/86 (80.2)

K. pneumoniae (alone)

10/178 (5.6)

1/92 (1.1)

9/86 (10.4)

E. coli + K. pneumoniea

9/178 (5)

1/92 (1.1)

8/86 (9.3)

  1. ESBL: Extended Spectrum Beta Lactamase;