Open AccessMolecular characterization of extended-spectrum β-lactamases among clinical isolates of Escherichia coli & Klebsiella pneumoniae: A multi-centric study from tertiary care hospitals in India
Author(s) -
Vikas Gautam,
Abhishek Thakur,
Megha Sharma,
Avinash Singh,
Shruti Bansal,
Aditi Sharma,
Arti Kapil,
Bimal Kumar Das,
Sujatha Sistla,
Subhash Chandra Parija,
Balaji Veeraraghavan,
John Antony Jude Prakash,
Kāmini Walia,
V C Ohri,
Pallab Ray
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of medical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.578
H-Index - 87
ISSN - 0971-5916
DOI - 10.4103/ijmr.ijmr_172_18
Subject(s) - klebsiella pneumoniae , multiplex polymerase chain reaction , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , antibiotic sensitivity , escherichia coli , antibiotics , veterinary medicine , antibiotic resistance , tertiary care , medicine , polymerase chain reaction , gene , biochemistry
The increasing prevalence of extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) has abated therapeutic options worldwide. This study was undertaken to investigate the molecular profile and resistance patterns of ESBLs among clinical isolates of Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae at four tertiary care centres in India.