Research Article

Emergence of High Prevalence of Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase and Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae Species among Patients in Northwestern Ethiopia Region

Table 3

ESBL production, carbapenem resistance, and carbapenemase production profiles of Enterobacteriaceae species isolates among patients in Northwestern Ethiopia region, 2019.

Enterobacteriaceae speciesESBL producer (%)Carbapenem resistance (%)Carbapenemase-producer (%)

E. coli ()13 (37.1)2 (5.7)1 (2.9)
K. pneumoniae ()18 (58.1)3 (9.7)3 (9.7)
K. ozaenae ()1 (20)00
K. oxytoca ()3 (30)00
E. cloacae ()6 (60)3 (30)5 (50)
Citrobacter spp. ()4 (80)00
Total ()44 (44)8 (8.0)6 (6.0)