Prevalence of extended-spectrum beta lactamase positive and multidrug resistance pattern of Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates, Semnan, Iran

Background and Objectives: β-lactamase production is the predominant mechanism for resistance to β-lactams in Enterobacteriaceae. The producing isolates are often multidrug resistant and are major hosts for extended spectrum β-lactamases. This study was designed to determine the prevalence of exten...

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Main Authors: Ali Jazayeri Moghadas, G Irajian, A Beheshti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2009-03-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Microbiology
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Online Access:https://ijm.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijm/article/view/8