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Table 4 ESBL and MBL producing airway P. aeruginosa isolates in intensive care unit of the hospital

From: Extended spectrum and metalo beta-lactamase producing airborne Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumanii in restricted settings of a referral hospital: a neglected condition

Number of resistance isolates (%)

Antibiotics

Total isolates n = 24

ESBL producer n = 15

MBL producer n = 9

Ceftazidime

7 (29.1)

11 (73.3)

7 (77.8)

Ceftriaxone

19 (79.1)

13 (86.7)

8 (88.9)

Cefipime

14 (58.3)

10 (66.7)

5 (55.6)

Cefotaxime

17 (70.8)

11 (73.3)

8 (77.8)

Aztreonam

14 (58.3)

10 (66.7)

9 (100)

Impenem

10 (41.7)

5 (50.0)

9 (100)

Meropenem

10 (41.7)

3 (20.0)

9 (100)