Background During the last six decades, extensive use of antibiotics has selected resistant
strains, increasing the rate of fatal infectious diseases, and exerting an economic burden on …

The emergence of nosocomial multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae is an escalating
public health threat worldwide. The prevalence of nosocomial infections due to K …

Background Frequency of extended-spectrum-β-lactamase-producing clinical isolates is
increasing worldwide. This is a multi-center study which was aimed to check the frequency …

Background The existence of multidrug-resistant organisms, including extended-spectrum
beta-lactamases (ESBLs), is on rise across the globe and is becoming a severe problem …

Background: We determined the prevalence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in
polymicrobial pathogens in Pakistan. Methods: A total of 70,518 clinical samples were …

Background Multi-drug resistance (MDR) and extensive-drug resistance (XDR) associated
with extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) and carbapenemases in Gram-negative …

Introduction Antimicrobial stewardship programs are intended to improve patient outcomes,
reduce side effects, bacterial resistance, and costs. Thus, it is important to assess their …

β-lactam antibiotics are the most widely used antimicrobial agents since the discovery of
benzylpenicillin in the 1920s. Unfortunately, these life-saving antibiotics are vulnerable to …

Purpose The multiple-drug resistant Escherichia coli are among the deadliest pathogens
causing life-threatening infections. This study was planned to determine the molecular …

Background: Insufficient antimicrobial-related training for physicians during their
undergraduate education could have a negative impact on their prescribing. Unlike previous …