Point-surveillance of antibiotic resistance in Enterobacteriaceae isolates from patients in a Lagos Teaching Hospital, Nigeria

Summary: Objectives: This study was carried out to determine a point prevalence of drug resistance and extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) among members of the family Enterobacteriaceae. Methods: Consecutive clinically significant non-repetitive isolates obtained from both hospitalized patients an...

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Main Authors: Muhabat Adeola Raji, Wafaa Jamal, Omoh Ojemhen, Vincent O. Rotimi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-12-01
Series:Journal of Infection and Public Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034113000762