Table 2: Distribution of isolates.

Organisms Total isolates No. of MDR strains ESBL screening positive ESBL confirmed
E. coli 365(80.9%) 188(79.7%) 160 33 (91.7%)
K. oxytoca 3 (0.7%) 1(0.4%) 1 0 (0%)
K. pneumoniae 17(3.8%) 8(3.4%) 7 3 (8.3%)
Acinetobacter spp 1 (0.2%) 0 (0%) NT NT
Citrobacter spp 4 (0.9%) 1 (0.4%) NT NT
Enterobacter spp 3 (0.7%) 1 (0.4%) NT NT
Enterococcus spp 3 (0.7%) 2 (0.8%) NT NT
Morganella spp 3 (0.7%) 1 (0.4%) NT NT
Proteus mirabilis 12 (2.7%) 7 (3%) NT NT
Proteus vulgaris 7 (1.6%) 6 (2.5%) NT NT
Providencia spp 22 (4.9%) 12 (5.1%) NT NT
Pseudomonas spp 7 (1.6%) 7 (3%) NT NT
Staphylococcus spp 4 (0.9%) 2 (0.8%) NT NT
Total 451 (100%) 236 (100%) 168 36 (100%)

NT=not tested