Open AccessCharacterisation of ESKAPE Pathogens with Special Reference to Multidrug Resistance and Biofilm Production in a Nepalese Hospital
Author(s) -
Rosy Pandey,
Shyam Kumar Mishra,
Angela Shrestha
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
infection and drug resistance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.033
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 1178-6973
DOI - 10.2147/idr.s306688
Subject(s) - acinetobacter baumannii , microbiology and biotechnology , enterococcus faecium , linezolid , pseudomonas aeruginosa , enterococcus , antibiotic resistance , ampicillin , multiple drug resistance , biology , enterococcus faecalis , staphylococcus aureus , medicine , vancomycin , drug resistance , antibiotics , bacteria , genetics
"ESKAPE" is an acronym for a group of life-threatening nosocomial pathogens, viz, Enterococcus faecium, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Enterobacter spp. Global efforts on controlling multidrug-resistant (MDR) organisms have been hampered by their ability to escape antibacterial drugs. This study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of ESKAPE pathogens with prime focus on biofilm production and antibiotic resistance.