Open AccessPlasmid profile of ESBL producing Gram-negative bacteria and correlation with susceptibility to β-lactam drugs
Author(s) -
Jyoti Sharma,
Pallab Ray,
Mukut Sharma
Publication year - 2010
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 - 10.4103/0377-4929.59190
Subject(s) - microbiology and biotechnology , gram negative bacteria , gram , plasmid , bacteria , lactam , biology , chemistry , genetics , escherichia coli , gene , stereochemistry
Members of family Enterobacteriaceae can acquire resistance to extended spectrum beta lactams by a number of mechanisms; most important being the plasmid encoded extended spectrum beta lactamase (ESBL) and AmpC beta lactamase. This study has been designed to look for the presence of plasmids and their correlation with drug resistance.