Table 3 Prevalence of the blaTEM and blaCTX-M resistance genes in gram-negative bacterial isolates from 70 patients with sinusitis
From: Characterization of blaTEM and blaCTX-M beta-lactam resistance genes in chronic rhinosinusitis
Resistance gene | blaTEM | blaCTX-M | blaTEM & blaCTX-M | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bacterial isolates | Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage |
Escherichia coli | 4 out of 11 | (36.36%) | 4 out of 11 | (36.36%) | 1 | (9.09%) |
Klebsiella spp. | 5 out of 8 | (62.50%) | 4 out of 8 | (50%) | 2 | (25%) |
Pseudomonas spp. | 1 out of 7 | (14.29%) | 1 out of 7 | (14.29%) | 0 | (0%) |
Total | 10 out of 26 | (38.46%) | 9 out of 26 | (34.62%) | 3 out of 26 | (11.54%) |