ESBL K. pneumoniae

Similar antibiogram

Dissimilar antibiogram

Total No. of isolates

No.

%

No.

%

Neonatal isolates

22

48.9

23

51.1

45

Environmental isolates

30

76.9

9

23.1

39

Majority of ESBL producing K. pneumoniae from environment of NICU (76.9%) had similar antibiograms as that of neonatal isolates (Table 5). The similarity between antibiogram of ESBL producing K. pneumoniae from neonates and environment of NICU was statistically significant (P value= 0.0158).
Table 5: Classification of ESBL producing K. pneumoniae from neonates and environmental samples and their antibiogram pattern.