Table 3

β-lactamase genes, plasmid types and associated minimal inhibitory concentration of penicillin (MICPEN)

bla TEM alleleβ-lactamase plasmid typeTotal N
Median MICPEN (µg/mL)
(min; max)
African type (pJD5) n (%)Johannesburg type (pEM1) n (%)Asian type (pJD4) n (%)Not determined n (%)
TEM-117 (59)8 (27)4 (14)29
32 (0.125; 256)
TEM-1356 (100)6
72 (16; 256)
TEM-2062 (67)1 (33)3
3 (2; 12)
Total19 (50)8 (21)7 (18)4 (11)38
  • max, maximum; min, minimum.