Prevalence of carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae at a tertiary care hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal

Prevalence of carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae at a tertiary care hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal

Abstract Aim Although carbapenem is the last-resort drug for treating drug-resistant Gram-negative bacterial infections, prevalence of carbapenem-resistant bacteria has substantially increased worldwide owing to irrational use of antibiotics particularly in developing countries like Nepal.  Therefor...

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Main Authors: Susil Pyakurel, Mehraj Ansari, Smriti Kattel, Ganesh Rai, Prasha Shrestha, Kul Raj Rai, Anil Kumar Sah, Shiba Kumar Rai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-09-01
Series:Tropical Medicine and Health
Subjects:
Carbapenemase
MDR
Colistin
MHT
Nepal
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-021-00368-2

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-021-00368-2

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