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Table 2 Characteristics of 67 E. coli strains in bloodstream infections among different types of leukemia based on ESBL production and resistance to Ciprofloxacin, Ceftriaxone, and Imipenem

From: Evaluation of antibiotic resistance, toxin-antitoxin systems, virulence factors, biofilm-forming strength and genetic linkage of Escherichia coli strains isolated from bloodstream infections of leukemia patients

Hematological

malignancy

ESBL

(n = 36)

Non-ESBL

(n = 31)

Ciprofloxacin

R

(n = 32)

Ciprofloxacin

S

(n = 35)

Ceftriaxone

R

(n = 41)

Ceftriaxone

S

(n = 24)

Imipenem

R

(n = 4)

Imipenem

S

(n = 63)

Acute myeloid leukemia

21(58.3%)

15(48.3%)

15(46.8%)

21(60%)

18(43.9%)

16(66.6%)

1(25%)

35(55.5%)

Acute lymphatic leukemia

8(22.2%)

8(25.6%)

8(25%)

8(25%)

12(29.2%)

4(16.6%)

2(50%)

14(22.2%)

Chronic lymphatic leukemia

5(13.8%)

8(25.6%)

8(25%)

5(14.2%)

9(21.9%)

0

0

12(19%)

Chronic myeloid leukemia

1(2.7%)

1(3.2%)

1(3.1%)

1(2.8%)

2(4.8%)

4(16.6%)

1(25%)

2(3.1%)