Extended-spectrum beta-lactamases in urinary isolates of Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae and other gram-negative bacteria in a hospital in Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia

A. Kader, Abdulrahman; Angamuthu, Kumar

doi:10.15537/1658-3175.3001

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Extended-spectrum beta-lactamases in urinary isolates of Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae and other gram-negative bacteria in a hospital in Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia

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Abdulrahman A. Kader

Kumar Angamuthu

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility of extended spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) producing gram-negative organisms isolated from patients with urinary tract infection (UTI). METHODS: We carried out this study at Almana General Hospital, Eastern Province, Kingdom of S...

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