Prevalence of blaCTX-M and blaTEM Genes in Cefotaxime-Resistant Escherichia coli Recovered from Tertiary Care at Central Nepal: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study

<table class="table-group" id="tab4"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="7"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left" rowspan="3">Drug-resistantenzyme</td><td class="align_center" colspan="6">ESBLs genes</td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_center" colspan="2">CTX-M</td><td class="align_center" colspan="2">TEM</td><td class="align_center" colspan="2">CTX-M + TEM</td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_center">N</td><td class="align_center">%</td><td class="align_center">N</td><td class="align_center">%</td><td class="align_center">N</td><td class="align_center">%</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="7"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">ESBL producer</td><td class="align_center">25</td><td class="align_center">50</td><td class="align_center">23</td><td class="align_center">46</td><td class="align_center">13</td><td class="align_center">26</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">ESBL nonproducer</td><td class="align_center">11</td><td class="align_center">47.8</td><td class="align_center">17</td><td class="align_center">73.9</td><td class="align_center">11</td><td class="align_center">47.8</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="7"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Molecular prevalence of blaCTX-M and blaTEM genes among ESBL and non-ESBL E. coli isolates.</div>

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology

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Table 4: Prevalence of blaCTX-M and blaTEM Genes in Cefotaxime-Resistant Escherichia coli Recovered from Tertiary Care at Central Nepal: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study

Table 4 | Prevalence of blaCTX-M and blaTEM Genes in Cefotaxime-Resistant Escherichia coli Recovered from Tertiary Care at Central Nepal: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study 