Article
Characterization of CTX-M-15-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli strains isolated from hospital environments in Algeria.
Microbial drug resistance (Larchmont, N.Y.) - 1 Jan 2007
Touati Abdelaziz, Benallaoua Said, Djoudi Ferhat, Madoux Janick, Brasme Lucien, De Champs Christophe
Abstract excerpt
For detecting extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacteriaceae in the hospital environment, sedimentation plates were placed in the rooms of two hospitals. Three environmental isolates, two Klebsiella pneumoniae, and one Escherichia coli resistant to extended-spectrum cephalosporins with a phenotype indicating CTX-M enzymes production (the minimum inhibitory concentration [MIC] of cefotaxime...
Topics
- Algeria
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Cross Infection
- Disk Diffusion Antimicrobial Tests
- Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial
- Escherichia coli
- Hospitals
- Humans
- Klebsiella pneumoniae
- Microbial Sensitivity Tests
