Open AccessDrug resistance and molecular epidemiology of carbapenem resistant gram-negative bacilli isolates
Author(s) -
Huma Naim,
Meher Rizvi,
Richa Gupta,
Mohd Azam,
Neelam Taneja,
Indu Shukla,
Haris M. Khan
Publication year - 2018
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/jgid.jgid_74_17
Subject(s) - microbiology and biotechnology , biology , bacilli , ethylene diamine , polymerase chain reaction , imipenem , gold standard (test) , antibiotics , drug resistance , carbapenem , gram , antibiotic resistance , bacteria , gene , medicine , chemistry , genetics , nuclear chemistry
Detection and comparison of metallo-β-lactamase (MBL) production in clinical isolates by phenotypic and genotypic measures. The objective of this study is to evaluate clinical characteristics and risk factors in patients infected with MBLs.