Materials and Methods: A total of 105 K. pneumoniae were isolated from CA-UTI.
Demographic data related to the underlying diseases and clinical manifestations were …

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES: Resistant bacteria are emerging worldwide as a threat to
favorable outcomes from treating common infections in community and hospital settings. The …

Background Klebsiella pneumoniae is a family member of Enterobacteriaceae. Isolates of K.
pneumoniae produce enzymes that cause decomposition of third generation …

Infections caused by extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) producing bacteria,
including Klebsiella pneumoniae have increasingly subjected to therapeutic limitations and …

Background: Klebsiella pneumoniae causes community and nosocomial infections. Drug
treatment of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) by K. pneumoniae isolates is …

Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted from December 2012 to
May 2013 in teaching hospitals in Shiraz. Clinical specimens from the urine, sputum, wound …

Klebsiella pneumoniae is among the most important causes of urinary tract infection (UTI).
The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence and correlation of antibiotic …

Objectives of this study were to investigate the prevalence of K. pneumoniae producing
ESBLs, to evaluate the susceptibility of K. pneumoniae producing ESBLs towards non-beta …

Background: Production of Beta-Lactamase enzymes, especially extended-spectrum Beta-
Lactamases (ESBL), is a primary mechanism of resistance in these bacteria. The purpose of …

Background: The emergence and spread of plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance
(PMQR) among extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing isolates have …