Phenotypic detection and molecular characterization of beta-lactamase genes among Citrobacter species in a tertiary care hospital

Phenotypic detection and molecular characterization of beta-lactamase genes among Citrobacter species in a tertiary care hospital

Objective: To examine the distribution, emergence, and spread of genes encoding beta-lactamase resistance in Citrobacter species isolated from hospitalized patients in a tertiary care hospital. Methods: A prospective study was conducted in a 1000-bed tertiary care center in Pune, India from October...

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Main Authors: Ashok Kumar Praharaj, Atul Khajuria, Mahadevan Kumar, Naveen Grover
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Avicenna Journal of Medicine
Subjects:
blandm-1
blavim-2
combined-disc synergy test
citrobacter freundii
citrobacter koseri
double-disc synergy tests
metallo-beta-lactamase
modified hodge test
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/2231-0770.173578

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