Table 1 Source, seasonal and site distribution of ESBL E. coli isolates
Isolates by sample source (number) | Seasonal distribution (number of isolates) | Distribution by sampling site (number of isolates) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Spring (Feb-Apr) | Autumn (Aug-Oct) | Winter (Nov-Jan) | Summer/monsoon (May-July) | Hospital A | Hospital B | Hospital C | Hospital D | Hospital E | |
Pregnant women (n = 10) | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Bloodstream infections (n = 18) | 5 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
Poultry caeca (n = 36) | Spring (Feb-Apr) | Autumn (Aug-Oct) | Winter (Nov-Jan) | Summer/monsoon (May-July) | Chabahil | Chandragiri | Jorpati | Shobha Bhagwati | Lagankhel |
4 | 30 | 23 | 28 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 15 | |
Environment water (n = 36) | Spring (Feb-Apr) | Autumn (Aug-Oct) | Winter (Nov-Jan) | Summer/monsoon (May-July) | Upstream | Downstream | Communal | Hospital effluent | - |
11 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 0* | 8 | 23 | 8 | - | |