Molecular detection and antibiotic resistance pattern of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase producing Escherichia coli in a Tertiary Hospital in Enugu, Nigeria

Table 2 Sample distribution of ESBL positive and ESBL negative Escherichia coli from hospital and community acquired infections

Sample	HAI			CAI			Total
Sample	ESBL (+)	ESBL (−)	Subtotal	ESBL (+)	ESBL (−)	Subtotal	Total
Urine	37	27	64	8	34	42	106(53.0)
Urine	5	28	33	5	15	20	53(26.5)
Pleural/Peritoneal fluid	3	8	11	3	10	13	24(12.0)
CSF	4	1	5	1	7	8	13(6.5)
Blood	4	0	4	0	0	0	4(2.0)
Total	53	64	117	17	66	83	200(100)

HAI hospital acquired infection, CAI community acquired infection, + positive, − negative, CSF cerebrospinal fluid

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