Prevalence and characterization of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases producing Enterobacteriaceae in healthy children and associated risk factors

Table 6 Molecular characterization of 31 ESBL-PE isolates producing CTX-M-type obtained from rectal swabs of 125 healthy children in Lebanese community

CTX-M type	Total number of isolates N = 31	E. coli N = 25 (80.6 %)	K. pneumonia N = 3 (9.7 %)	K. oxytoca N = 1 (3.2 %)	E. cloacae N = 2 (6.5 %)
CTX-M-9	8 (25.8 %)	7 (28 %)	1 (33.3 %)	0 (0 %)	0 (0 %)
CTX-M-9 and CTX-M-15	10 (32.3 %)	9 (36 %)	0 (0 %)	1 (100 %)	0 (0 %)
CTX-M-9, CTX-M-15, and CTX-M-2	6 (19.3 %)	5 (20 %)	1 (33.3 %)	0 (0 %)	0 (0 %)
CTX-M-15	2 (6.5 %)	1 (4 %)	1 (33.3 %)	0 (0 %)	0 (0 %)
CTX-M-15 and CTX-M-2	1 (3.2 %)	1 (4 %)	0 (0 %)	0 (0 %)	0 (0 %)
CTX-M-2	0 (0 %)	0 (0 %)	0 (0 %)	0 (0 %)	0 (0 %)
CTX-M type other than 2, 9, 15	4 (12.9 %)	2 (8 %)	0 (0 %)	0 (0 %)	2 (100 %)

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