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Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology
Medknow Publications on behalf of Indian Association of Medical Microbiology
ISSN: 0255-0857
EISSN: 0255-0857
Vol. 24, No. 3, 2006, pp. 208-211
Bioline Code: mb06060
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
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Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology, Vol. 24, No. 3, 2006, pp. 208-211

 en Brief Communications-Occurrence of extended spectrum beta-lactamases among Enterobacteriaceae check for this species in other resources spp. isolated at a tertiary care institute
Kumar MS, Lakshmi V, Rajagopalan R

Abstract

Increasing resistance to third generation cephalosporins has become a cause for concern especially among Enterobacteriaceae check for this species in other resources that cause nosocomial infections. The prevalence of extended spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) among members of Enterobacteriaceae constitutes a serious threat to current β-lactam therapy leading to treatment failure and consequent escalation of costs. A detailed study was initiated to identify the occurrence of ESBLs among the Enterobacteriaceae isolates at a tertiary care hospital using the double disk potentiation technique. Antibiogram profiles were determined to commonly used antibiotics and confirmation of ESBLs production was carried out by the disk diffusion assay using ceftazidime and cefotaxime in the presence and absence of clavulanic acid. Our results indicate that the majority of ESBLs were expressed in Escherichia coli check for this species in other resources .

Keywords
Aztreonam, cefotaxime, ceftazidime, clavulanic acid, E. coli, ESBLs, K. pneumoniae

 
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