Introduction: the emergence of antibiotic resistance pathogens is an important health risk.
Usually Gram negative bacteria acquire resistance to beta-lactam antibiotics by beta …

Aim The present study was undertaken to detect and characterize ESBLs in Escherichia coli
and Klebsiella Species from University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, Maiduguri, North …

Introduction: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of extended-spectrum
beta-lactamase (ESBL) producing Escherichia coli (E. coli), Klebsiella pneumoniae (K …

Background Extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) in Gram-negative organisms is now
a major concern in Enterobacteriaceae worldwide. This study determined a point …

The objective of this study was to evaluate the emergence of beta-lactam resistance related
to extended spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) encoding genes (TEM, SHV, CTX-M-1 and …

Introduction: High proportions of E. coli and Klebsiellae isolates at Komfo Anokye Teaching
Hospital (KATH) have developed resistance to the commonly prescribed antimicrobial …

The increase in antimicrobial resistance in developed and developing countries is a global
public health challenge. In this context β-lactamase production is a major contributing factor …

Introduction. Infections due to extended spectrum β-lactamase producing
Enterobacteriaceae are on the rise. They pose serious public health problems due to their …

Objective Resistance to antibiotics most especially third generation cephalosporins has
assumed a worrisome dimension globally. Genes conferring these resistance which are …

ABSTRACT Objective: The epidemiology of Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)
producing E coli and K pneumoniae is complex and varies among hospitals and countries …