Article
[Multidrug resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae: multicenter study].
La Tunisie medicale - 1 Jan 2002
Boutiba-Ben Boubaker Ilhem, Ben Salah Dorra, Besbes Makram, Mahjoubi Faouzia, Ghozzi Rafiaa, Ben Redjeb Saida, Ben Hassen Assia, Hammami Adnène
Abstract excerpt
The extensive use of broad spectrum antibiotics, especially the third generation cephalosporins (C3G), was followed by the emergence of newer plasmid mediated betalactamases called extended spectrum betalactamases (ESBLs). To assess the impact of K. pneumoniae resistant to 3GC in Tunisia, this study was conducted in 3 teaching hospitals. A total of 1110 strains of K pneumoniae was collected. The antibiotics...
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