Carriage of Extended-Spectrum-<i>β</i>-Lactamase- and AmpC-<i>β</i>-Lactamase-Producing <i>Enterobacteriaceae</i> (ESBL-PE) in Healthy Community and Outpatient Department (OPD) Patients in Nepal

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left"> </td><td class="align_center">Total (OPD + healthy population)</td><td class="align_center">OPD patients (total isolates, <i>N</i> = 152)</td><td class="align_center">Healthy population (total isolates, <i>N</i> = 108)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">ESBL</td><td class="align_center">74/260 (28.46%)</td><td class="align_center">47/152 (30.92%)</td><td class="align_center">27/108 (25%)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">AmpC-<i>β</i>-lactamase</td><td class="align_center">35/260 (13.46%)</td><td class="align_center">28/152 (18.4%)</td><td class="align_center">7/108 (6.4%)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Coproducer</td><td class="align_center">23/260 (8.84%)</td><td class="align_center">21/152 (13.81%)</td><td class="align_center">2/108 (1.8%)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Total</td><td class="align_center">132</td><td class="align_center">96</td><td class="align_center">36</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="4"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Distribution of <i>β</i>-lactamases in different clusters of sample.</div>

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology

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Table 2: Carriage of Extended-Spectrum-<i>β</i>-Lactamase- and AmpC-<i>β</i>-Lactamase-Producing <i>Enterobacteriaceae</i> (ESBL-PE) in Healthy Community and Outpatient Department (OPD) Patients in Nepal 

Table 2 | Carriage of Extended-Spectrum-β-Lactamase- and AmpC-β-Lactamase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-PE) in Healthy Community and Outpatient Department (OPD) Patients in Nepal 