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CTX-M-15 extended-spectrum β-lactamase from Nigerian Klebsiella pneumoniae
30 Nov 2005
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: In this study, extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) were characterized from 30 selected multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae strains isolated from patients with community-acquired urinary tract infections from Southwest Nigeria. METHODS: The beta-lactamases were phenotypically characterized using isoelectric focusing, genotypically characterized using PCR assays and hybridization of the PCR...
