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Table 2 Number and percentage of BL and ESBL producers

From: Prevalence of urinary colonization by extended spectrum-beta-lactamase Enterobacteriaceaeamong catheterised inpatients in Italian long term care facilities

Isolated microorganisms

Beta lactamases producers

ESBL

Specie (n.)

North

Centre-south

North

Centre-south

North

Centre-south

n.

n.

n. (%)

n. (%)

n. (%)

n. (%)

Escherichia coli (110)

78

32

37 (47.4)

9 (28.1)

34 (43.6)

9 (28.1)

Proteus mirabilis (51)

30

21

20 (66.7)

18 (85.7)

20 (66.7)

17 (81.0)

Providencia stuartii (31)

25

6

17 (68.0)

5 (83.3)

16 (64.0)

4 (66.7)

Klebsiella pneumoniae (26)

20

6

7 (35.0)

0 (−)

7 (35.0)

0 (−)

Morganella morganii (23)

20

3

14 (70.0)

0 (−)

14 (70.0)

0 (−)

Citrobacter koseri (7)

7

0

4 (57.1)

0 (−)

4 (57.1)

0 (−)

Enterobacter cloacae (4)

2

2

0 (0.0)

1 (50.0)

0 (−)

0 (−)

Serratia marcescens (3)

3

0

1 (33.3))

0 (−)

0 (−)

0 (−)

Proteus vulgaris (1)

1

0

0 (0.0)

0 (−)

0 (−)

0 (−)

Citrobacter freundii (1)

1

0

0 (0.0)

0 (−)

0 (−)

0 (−)

Total (257)

187

70

100 (53.5)

33 (47.1)

95 (50.8)

30 (42.9)