Fig. 1

Carbapenem resistance rates in Pre-COVID and COVID times. A Flow chart showing the distribution of organisms of the four species: E. coli, K. pneumoniae, A. baumannii and P. aeruginosa during Pre-COVID and COVID times and their resistance rates. B Carbapenem resistance rates in the four gram negative species under study: E. coli, K. pneumoniae, A. baumannii and P. aeruginosa during Pre-COVID and COVID times. #indicates significant difference (p < 0.05) in resistance rates between the two phases of study (independent t-test). C Distribution of all the isolates (Sensitive and Resistant) of E. coli, K. pneumoniae, A. baumannii and P. aeruginosa in different sample types during Pre-COVID and COVID times. Note: Respiratory samples include bronchoalveolar lavage and Tracheal aspirate. D: Distribution of only resistant isolates of E. coli, K. pneumoniae, A. baumannii and P. aeruginosa in different sample types during Pre-COVID and COVID times. EC: E. coli, KP: K. pneumoniae, AB: A. baumannii, PA: P. aeruginosa, Pre-COVID: August to October 2020; COVID: January to February 2021