Open AccessPrevalence and molecular characterization of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Author(s) -
Mohamed H. Al-Agamy,
Atef M. Shibl,
Abdulkader F. Tawfik
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
annals of saudi medicine/annals of saudi medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.373
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 0975-4466
pISSN - 0256-4947
DOI - 10.4103/0256-4947.55306
Subject(s) - klebsiella pneumoniae , medicine , klebsiella , microbiology and biotechnology , klebsiella infections , escherichia coli , genetics , biology , gene
Reports on extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBL) production by Enterobacteriaceae, and especially in Klebsiella pneumoniae, are few in Saudi Arabia. Therefore, we determined the prevalence of ESBL in K pneumoniae from Riyadh and characterized the predominant beta-lactamase gene in these isolates.