Research Article
The Abundance of Plasmid-Mediated Quinolone Resistance Genes in Enterobacter cloacae Strains Isolated from Clinical Specimens in Kermanshah, Iran
Table 1
Distribution of PMQR gene and ESBL-positive E. cloacae strains by sex, age group, specimens, and wards.
| | | ESBL (No. 65) | qnrB (No. 43) | qnrS (No. 20) | aac(6′)-Ib-cr (No. 80) |
| | Gender | | Male | 27 | 12 | 12 | 33 | | Female | 38 | 31 | 8 | 47 | | Age (year) | | 16–30 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 15 | | 31–45 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 26 | | 46–60 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 27 | | 61–72 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 12 | | Specimens | | Urine | 23 | 15 | 7 | 33 | | Wound | 8 | 7 | 3 | 12 | | Blood | 15 | 12 | 3 | 18 | | Trachea | 9 | 5 | 4 | 6 | | Sputum | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | | CSF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | | BAL | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | | Wards | | Urology | 22 | 18 | 7 | 34 | | ICU | 14 | 7 | 4 | 13 | | Surgery | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | | Burn | 5 | 3 | 1 | 6 | | Gastrointestinal | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | | Outpatient | 16 | 10 | 5 | 18 |
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