Open AccessExtended spectrum beta-lactamase detection in gram-negative bacilli of nosocomial origin
Author(s) -
Dechen C Tsering,
Shyamasree Das,
Luna Adhiakari,
Ranabir Pal,
T Shantikumar Singh
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of global infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-8245
pISSN - 0974-777X
DOI - 10.4103/0974-777x.56247
Subject(s) - microbiology and biotechnology , morganella morganii , piperacillin , enterobacter cloacae , ampicillin , cefotaxime , cephalosporin , klebsiella pneumoniae , beta lactamase , proteus mirabilis , pseudomonas aeruginosa , citrobacter freundii , medicine , antibiotics , tazobactam , antibiotic resistance , gentamicin , biology , imipenem , escherichia coli , bacteria , biochemistry , genetics , gene
Resistance to third generation cephalosporins by acquisition and expression of extended spectrum beta lactamase (ESBL) enzymes among gram-negative bacilli is on a rise. The presence of ESBL producing organisms significantly affects the course and outcome of an infection and poses a challenge to infection management worldwide.