ESBL E. coli |
Similar antibiogram |
Dissimilar antibiogram |
Total No. of isolates |
No. |
% |
No. |
% |
Neonatal isolates |
15 |
44.1 |
19 |
55.9 |
34 |
Environmental isolates |
20 |
80 |
5 |
20 |
25 |
Majority of ESBL producing E. coli from environment of NICU (80%) had similar
antibiograms as that of neonatal isolates (Table 6).
The similarity between antibiogram of ESBL producing E. coli from neonates and
environment of NICU was statistically significant (P value= 0.0123). |
