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Table 2 Carbapenemase activity among CRPA and CRAP isolates (n = 46)

From: blaVIM- and blaOXA-mediated carbapenem resistance among Acinetobacter baumannii and Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from the Mulago hospital intensive care unit in Kampala, Uganda

MHT

MHT (%)

MBL activity

EDTA-DST (%)

IMP hydrolysis (%)

MEM hydrolysis (%)

KPC (n = 28)

KPC (%)

+ve

-ve

+ve

-ve

+ve

-ve

+ve

-ve

+ve

-ve

CRPA (25)

10 (40)

15 (60)

CRPA (25)

18 (72)

7 (28)

25 (100)

0

21 (84)

4 (16)

CRPA (10)

0

0

CRAB (21)

7 (33)

14 (67)

CRAB (21)

10 (48)

11 (52)

21 (100)

0

21 (100)

0

CRAB (18)

0

0

Total: 46

17

29

46

28

18

46

 

42

4

28

0

0

  1. CRPA Carbapenem resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa, CRAB Carbapenem resistant Acinetobacter baumanii, EDTA-DST EDTA disk synergy test, IMP Imipenem, MEM Meropenem, KPC Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase, +ve Positive, −ve Negative