Antibiotic consumption and molecular epidemiology of ESBL-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae in a Lebanese hospital

The emergence of extended spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacteriaceae represents a major challenge to public and animal health in many countries including Lebanon. Carriage of ESBLs confers resistance to β-lactam antibiotics and more than 200 different sub-types have been identified, al...

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Main Author: Salem Sokhn, Elie
Other Authors: La Ragione, Roberto Marcello
Published: University of Surrey 2015
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.665273