The characterization of ESBL genes in Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae causing nosocomial infections in Vietnam | Zendy

Nguyen Hoang Thu Trang | Zendy; Tran Vu Thieu Nga | Zendy; James I. Campbell | Zendy; Nguyen Trong HIEP | Zendy; Jeremy Farrar | Zendy; Stephen Baker | Zendy; Duy Pham Thanh | Zendy

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The characterization of ESBL genes in Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae causing nosocomial infections in Vietnam

Author(s) -

Nguyen Hoang Thu Trang,

Tran Vu Thieu Nga,

James I. Campbell,

Nguyen Trong HIEP,

Jeremy Farrar,

Stephen Baker,

Duy Pham Thanh

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

the journal of infection in developing countries

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322

H-Index - 49

eISSN - 2036-6590

pISSN - 1972-2680

DOI - 10.3855/jidc.2938

Subject(s) - klebsiella pneumoniae , microbiology and biotechnology , antimicrobial , biology , antibiotic resistance , plasmid , escherichia coli , cephalosporin , klebsiella , virology , antibiotics , gene , genetics

Extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) are enzymes capable of hydrolyzing oxyimino-β-lactams and inducing resistance to third generation cephalosporins. The genes encoding ESBLs are widespread and generally located on highly transmissible resistance plasmids. We aimed to investigate the complement of ESBL genes in E. coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae causing nosocomial infections in hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

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