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Table 2 Distribution of the isolates on the basis of type and department of the patients

From: Extended spectrum beta-lactamase and metallo beta-lactamase production among Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from different clinical samples in a tertiary care hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal

Patient types

Departments

Bacterial isolates (N = 177)

Total (%)

E. coli (%)

K. pneumoniae (%)

Outpatient

Emergency

7 (5.1)

1 (2.6)

8 (4.5)

 

Obstetrics and gynecology

46 (33.3)

9 (23.1)

55 (31.1)

 

Pediatrics

6 (4.3)

2 (5.1)

8 (4.5)

 

General medicine

49 (35.5)

8 (20.5)

57 (32.2)

 

Sub-total

108 (78.3)

20 (51.3)

128 (72.3)

Inpatient

Ward

16 (11.6)

9 (23.1)

25 (14.1)

 

ICU

14 (10.1)

10 (25.6)

24 (13.6)

 

Sub-total

30 (21.7)

19 (48.7)

49 (27.7)

 

Total

138

39

177

  1. ICU Intensive care unit