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A worrisome prevalence of extended-spectrum β-lactamase producers in patients with biliary obstruction and cholangitis: Phenotypic and molecular characterization of biliary Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates.
Microbial pathogenesis - 1 Dec 2024
Alipour Samira, Harzandi Naser, Sadeghi Amir, Rabbani Amirhassan, Houri Hamidreza
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BACKGROUND & AIMS: The alarming rise of antibiotic resistance presents a substantial and worrisome issue within the context of biliary obstruction, specifically in the treatment of cholangitis. This abovementioned scenario underscores the critical importance of addressing extended spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) producers in the biliary system to adequately tackle cholangitis using third-generation cephalosporins....
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