Open AccessAntimicrobial susceptibility pattern of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing bacteria causing nosocomial urinary tract infections in an Iranian referral teaching hospital
Author(s) -
Rasool Soltani,
Mohsen Ehsanpoor,
Farzin Khorvash,
Dariush Shokri
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of research in pharmacy practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2319-9644
pISSN - 2279-042X
DOI - 10.4103/2279-042x.132703
Subject(s) - acinetobacter baumannii , medicine , imipenem , microbiology and biotechnology , antibiotics , pseudomonas aeruginosa , meropenem , antibiotic resistance , klebsiella pneumoniae , agar diffusion test , antimicrobial , acinetobacter , bacteria , escherichia coli , biology , staphylococcus aureus , biochemistry , genetics , gene
Gram-negative bacilli are the most important cause of nosocomial urinary tract infections (UTIs). The production of extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) enzymes is a common mechanism of resistance among these bacteria. The aim of this study was to determine the rate of ESBL producing Gram-negative bacteria causing nosocomial UTI in a referral hospital as well as their susceptibility pattern to the most commonly used antibiotics.