Objective: To determine the burden of AmpC beta-lactamase producing Klebsiella
pneumoniae and its antimicrobial profile among paediatric patients. Methods: This cross …

Background: The increased reports of ESBL dissemination from various centres in south
western, Nigeria and the recent emergence of carbapenem resistant bacteria prompted the …

Background and Objectives: Carbapenem antibiotic are drug of last-resort from the treatment
of bacterial infection, as a result of the prevalence and rapidly evolving enzymes from …

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an important human pathogen which causes a variety of
infections that are often difficult to treat due to its resistance to many antibiotics including the …

El uso indiscriminado de antibióticos ha generado un grave problema en la salud pública
debido al aumento en la resistencia bacteriana. La producción por algunos gérmenes de …

Indiscriminate use of antibiotics in livestock contributes to emergence of antimicrobial
resistance in pathogens co-habiting the gastro-intestinal tract of animals. This study was to …

In Ghana, little is known about the nature and spread of carbapenemases in carbapenem-
resistant (CR) pathogens. The aims of the present study were to detect carbapenemase …

The non-hospital environment particularly poultry farms and abattoirs are fast becoming
reservoir channels for the transmission of antibiotic resistant bacteria including those that …

Objectives Gram-negative bacteria represent the most relevant reservoir of resistance to
antibiotics in the environment. The natural selection of resistant clones of bacteria in the …

ABSTRACT Background and Objectives: AmpC β-lactamase producing Escherichia coli has
emerged in hospital environments as an important health issue that is of a global health …