Table 6 The prevalence of ESBL-genes detected in ESBL-producing organisms from clinical cultured specimens by using PCR amplification and confirmed with nucleotide sequencing methods.

From: ESBL-producing Enterobacterales in food and clinical samples: antimicrobial resistance organisms and genes in Chiang Mai, Thailand

ESBL-producing organisms

Results of ESBL-gene detected

blaCTX-M

blaTEM

Total (n = 39)

37/39 (94.87%)

26/39 (66.67%)

E. coli (n = 22)

20/22 (90.91%)

12/22 (54.55%)

K. pneumoniae (n = 17)

17/17 (100%)

14/17 (82.35%)

  1. The bold indicates the importance of each number.
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