Open AccessPrevalence of blaTEM, blaSHVand blaCTX-Mgenes in clinical isolates of Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae from Northeast India
Author(s) -
Arijit Bora,
Naba Kumar Hazarika,
Sanket K. Shukla,
Kashi Nath Prasad,
Jogesh Sarma,
Giasuddin Ahmed
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
indian journal of pathology and microbiology/indian journal of pathology and microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.217
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 0974-5130
pISSN - 0377-4929
DOI - 10.4103/0377-4929.134698
Subject(s) - klebsiella pneumoniae , genotype , escherichia coli , microbiology and biotechnology , polymerase chain reaction , biology , beta lactamase , gene , virology , genetics
This study was carried out to determine the presence of blaTEM , blaSHV and blaCTX-M genes in extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) producing Escherichia coli (E. coli) and Klebsiella pneumoniae (K. pneumoniae) at a tertiary care referral hospital in Northeast India.