Detection of multi drug resistant bacteria in major hospitals in Kano, North-West, Nigeria

Two major hospitals in Kano, North West Nigeria have recorded increasing resistance of clinical pathogens to broad spectrum β lactams, mediated by extended spectrum β- lactamase (ESβL) and non ESBLs. A study was therefore undertaken to determine the occurrence and prevalence of plasmid and chromosom...

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Main Authors: I. Yusuf, A.H. Arzai, M. Haruna, A.A. Sharif, M.I. Getso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia 2014-09-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822014000300005&lng=en&tlng=en