Background Extended spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) producing Escherichia coli has
tremendously increased worldwide and it is one of the most common causes of morbidity and …

… Antimicrobial surveillance studies can be used to assess the changes in patterns of
susceptibility of bacterial pathogens to antimicrobial agents. As antimicrobial susceptibility of ESBL-…

… emerging antimicrobial resistance: proficiency testing and quality control results from the
World Health Organization’s external quality assurance system for antimicrobial susceptibility …

… The antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of the … (7–33% susceptible), but retained varying
degrees of susceptibility (58–… least active antimicrobial studied with susceptibility only exceeding …

… Around 33% of isolates were determined to be extended spectrum β-lactamase producers,
and in 90% of isolates, genes responsible for ESBL production could be detected. Moreover, …

Nowadays, increasing extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing bacteria have
become a global concern because of inducing resistance toward most of the antimicrobial …

… Stringent monitoring of antimicrobial susceptibility trends by … the spread of specific antimicrobial
resistance mechanisms (… Combining susceptibility results with antimicrobial usage data …

… The SMART (Study for Monitoring Antimicrobial Resistance Trends) surveillance study
monitors antimicrobial susceptibility and extended spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) in Gram-…

… the susceptibilities of aerobic GNB from IAIs worldwide. This report describes the frequency
of occurrence and antimicrobial susceptibilities … and antimicrobial susceptibility testing. MICs …

… extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) in particular has profoundly impacted antimicrobial
… This report summarizes susceptibility levels and epidemiology for key IAI pathogens …