Biofilm and metallo beta-lactamase production among the strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter spp. at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal

Biofilm and metallo beta-lactamase production among the strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter spp. at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal

Abstract Introduction Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter spp. are found to be associated with biofilm and metallo-β-lactamase production and are the common causes of serious infections mainly in hospitalized patients. So, the main aims of this study were to determine the rates of biofilm produ...

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Main Authors: Bandana Baniya, Narayan Dutt Pant, Sanjeev Neupane, Saroj Khatiwada, Uday Narayan Yadav, Nisha Bhandari, Rama Khadka, Sabita Bhatta, Raina Chaudhary
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials
Subjects:
Biofilm
MBL
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Acinetobacter spp.
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12941-017-0245-6

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