Open AccessOccurrence of the CTX-M, SHV and the TEM Genes Among the Extended Spectrum b-Lactamase Producing Isolates of Enterobacteriaceae in a Tertiary Care Hospital of North India
Author(s) -
Maninder Kaur,
Aruna Aggarwal
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2013/5081.2872
Subject(s) - ceftazidime , klebsiella pneumoniae , microbiology and biotechnology , clavulanic acid , enterobacter cloacae , klebsiella oxytoca , beta lactamase , biology , proteus mirabilis , enterobacteriaceae , ertapenem , antibiotics , medicine , imipenem , antibiotic resistance , bacteria , amoxicillin , gene , escherichia coli , pseudomonas aeruginosa , genetics
The present study was carried out to assess the prevalence of the Extended Spectrum Beta Lactamases (ESBLs) and to characterize the ESBL types which were prevalent in our hospital.