Prevalence and molecular epidemiology of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing and carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae, acinetobacter baumannii and pseudomonas aeruginosa in Port Elizabeth

Multidrug resistant (MDR) extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing and carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacteria have become an international health issue limiting treatment options. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of carbapenem-susceptible (CS) and carbapenem-res...

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Main Author: Gqunta, Kwanele
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10948/d1020944