Detection and genetic characterization of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases producers in a tertiary care hospital

BACKGROUND: Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing organisms inactivate extended beta-lactam antibiotics and monobactams and also exhibit coresistance to many other classes of antibiotics. The present study was carried out to assess the prevalence of the ESBLs and to determine the most pr...

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Main Authors: Suryarashmi Sahoo, Sarita Otta, Bichitrananda Swain, Subrat Kumar Kar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2019-07-01
Series:Journal of Laboratory Physicians
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/JLP.JLP_31_19