Background The use of antibiotic agents in the treatment of infectious diseases has greatly
contributed to the decrease in morbidity and mortality, but these great advances in treatment …

Background: Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are among the most common bacterial infections.
In uncomplicated cases the infection is easily treated with a course of antibiotic, but there is …

Antibiotic resistance on account of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing
Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-PE) has become a major public health concern in developing …

Background: Globally, there is a changing trend in the antibiotic susceptibility pattern of
Gram-negative uropathogens to the conventional drugs used in the treatment of urinary tract …

Two major hospitals in Kano, North West Nigeria have recorded increasing resistance of
clinical pathogens to broad spectrum β lactams, mediated by extended spectrum β …

Objectives: This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of multi-drug resistance
(MDR) along with Extended Spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) and Metallo β-lactamase (MBL) …

Background: Extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBL) are the most widespread of the
new beta-lactamases and are a significant threat to patient care in the hospital and the …

This study was conducted to investigate the incidence of community acquired extended-
spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing bacteria among asymptomatic students of Nnamdi …

There has been an increasing attention globally over the rising treatment failures caused by
Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamase (ESBL) producing organisms when new generation …

Extended spectrum beta lactamases (ESβLs) are enzymes which have evolved from
bacteria upon exposure to penicillins antibiotics. Such bacteria have developed resistance …