ESBL-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae at a tertiary care hospital in Saudi Arabia
Author(s) -
Ali M. Somily,
Hanan A. Habib,
Muhammad Absar,
Muhammad Z Arshad,
Kutubu Manneh,
Sarah S. Al Subaie,
Mogbil A Al Hedaithy,
Samina Bashir Sayyed,
Zahid Shakoor,
Thomas S. Murray
Publication year - 2014
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.4292
Subject(s) - klebsiella pneumoniae , microbiology and biotechnology , tertiary care , escherichia coli , medicine , virology , biology , family medicine , biochemistry , gene
The increasing frequency and antibiotic resistance among extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs)-producing bacteria are posing a serious threat. This study sought to investigate the frequency and antibiotic susceptibility of ESBL-producing E. coli and K. pneumoniae at a tertiary care hospital.
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