Table 5 Relationship between carbapenemase encoding gene with phenotypic resistance
Level of phenotypic and genotypic carbapenem resistance | Carbapenem resistance genes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VIM | OXA-48 | IMP | KPC | NDM | |
Number of resistant isolates with the gene | 22 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 7 |
Number of sensitive isolates with the gene | 0 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 10 |
Percentage gene prevalence (%) | 9.7 | 20.7 | 11.0 | 11 | 7.5 |
Percentage resistance conferred by gene presence (%) | 100 | 38.3 | 60 | 72.2 | 41.2 |
Carbapenem resistance genotypic frequency (%) | 17.1 | 36.4 | 19.4 | 14.0 | 13.2 |
Pearson Chi square P value | 0.001 | 0.007 | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.007 |