Table 3: Molecular characterization of ESBL-PE genes among inpatients with UTIs at ATCH in Khartoum state, Sudan.

Isolates

 ESBL-PE blagenes

         Single gene (n = 16)

Mixed genes (n = 9)

blaTEM

blaCTX-M

blaSHV

blaSHV & blaTEM

blaCTX-M  blaTEM

E.coli (n = 15)

6

3

2

2

2

-24.00%

-12.00%

-8.00%

-8.00%

-8.00%

K.pneumoniae (n = 9)

3

1

0

3

2

-12.00%

-4.00%

0%

-12.00%

-8.00%

E.aerogenes (n = 1)

1

0

0

0

0

-4.00%

0%

0%

0%

0%

Total (n = 25)

10

4

2

5

4

-40.00%

-16.00%

-8.00%

-20.00%

-16.00%

P value

0.024*

0.827

0.971

0.837

0.827

*Notes: P value < 0.05 is statistical significant.