Intestinal Carriage of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase- (ESBL-) Possessing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella Species among Nepalese Health Science and Non-Health Science Students

Table 6

Antimicrobial resistance rates of ESBL-producing and non-producing isolates.

Antibiotics	ESBL-non-producers (n = 165)	ESBL producers (n = 69)	value
Piperacillin-tazobactam	2 (1.2%)	2 (2.9%)	0.08
Ciprofloxacin	3 (1.8%)	10 (14.5%)	<0.001
Cotrimoxazole	27 (16.4%)	41 (59.4%)	<0.001
Amikacin	7 (4.2%)	7 (10.1%)	<0.001
Meropenem	0 (0)	0 (0)