Observations on Citrobacter species from a tertiary care health center with special reference to multi-drug resistance and presence of CTX-M gene | Zendy

Jyotsna Agarwal | Zendy; Sneha Mohan | Zendy; Ruchi Srivastava | Zendy; Mastan Singh | Zendy

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Observations on Citrobacter species from a tertiary care health center with special reference to multi-drug resistance and presence of CTX-M gene

Author(s) -

Jyotsna Agarwal,

Sneha Mohan,

Ruchi Srivastava,

Mastan Singh

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

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 - 10.4103/0377-4929.138746

Subject(s) - citrobacter , cefotaxime , citrobacter freundii , microbiology and biotechnology , drug resistance , multiple drug resistance , multiplex polymerase chain reaction , beta lactamase , cephalosporin , biology , ampicillin , polymerase chain reaction , klebsiella pneumoniae , medicine , enterobacter , antibiotics , gene , escherichia coli , genetics

Citrobacter is an important nosocomial pathogen and its multi-drug resistant (MDR) isolates are increasingly being reported across the globe. They are known to produce extended spectrum beta lactamase (ESBL) and harbor CTX-M gene.

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