Association of Antibiotic Resistance Traits in Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) Isolates

Table 3

Phenotypic antimicrobial resistance and the presence of antimicrobial resistance genes in uropathogenic E. coli isolates (n = 42).

Antibiotic class	Antibiotics	Resistant phenotypically (N/%)	ARGs	Resistant genetically (N/%)
Betalactam	Ampicillin	22/52.38	CITM blaSHV	5/11.91 11/26.19
Aminoglycosides	Gentamicin	11/26.19	aac(3)-IV	2/4.76
	Streptomycin	12/28.57	aadA1	3/7.14
Fluoroquinolones	Ciprofloxacin	5/11.91	qnrA	5/11.91
Tetracyclines	Tetracycline	39/92.86	tet(A)	33/78.57
			tet(B)	32/76.19
Phenicols	Chloramphenicol	12/28.57	catA1	5/11.91
			cmlA	8/19.05
Sulfonamides	Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole	20/47.62	dfrA1	15/35.71
	Sulfonamide	30/71.43	sul1	26/61.91
Macrolides	Erythromycin	12/28.57	ere(A)	3/7.14

Number/percent of E. coli resistant and Number/percent of the E. coli carrying resistance gene.