High proportion of carbapenemase-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae among extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producers in Nigerian hospitals

Objectives: Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales are a global problem, however little is known about the burden and origin of carbapenem resistance in Africa. The objectives of this study were to determine the proportion of carbapenem-resistant isolates among extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing...

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Main Authors: Adesola Olalekan, Francis Onwugamba, Bamidele Iwalokun, Alexander Mellmann, Karsten Becker, Frieder Schaumburg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-06-01
Series:Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213716519302401