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

Table 2 AmpC-β-lactamase producers among isolates with cefoxitin inhibition zone diameter less than 18 mm from wastewaters of the five healthcare centers

Healthcare centers	*E. coli*		*K. pneumonia*		AmpC-β-lactamase producers (%) ^a
Healthcare centers	Tested (n)	AmpC positive (n)	Tested (n)	AmpC positive (n)	AmpC-β-lactamase producers (%) ^a
Yalgado Ouédraogo teaching hospital	15	3	4	2	9.80
Koudougou regional hospital center	12	7	5	2	17.65
El Fateh Suka clinic	5	3	1	0	5.88
Source de Vie medical center	1	1	0	0	1.96
Saint Camille medical center in Nanoro	4	1	4	4	9.8
TOTAL	37	15	14	8	45.09

^a AmpC-β-lactamase-producing E. coli and K. pneumonia out of the 51 isolates tested

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