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Table 1 Average bacterial concentration from wastewaters of the five healthcare centers growing on ChromAgar™ ESBL plates

From: Wastewater from healthcare centers in Burkina Faso is a source of ESBL, AmpC-β-lactamase and carbapenemase-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae

Healthcare centers

No. of samples (n  = 84)

Average concentration (CFU/mL)

Yalgado Ouédraogo teaching hospital

28

5.23 × 106

Koudougou regional hospital center

26

3.37 × 106

El Fateh Suka clinic

14

3.00 × 106

Source de Vie medical center

6

1.10 × 105

Saint Camille medical center in Nanoro

10

1.85 × 105