Occurrence of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases in Enterobacteriaceae isolated from hospitalized patients in Curitiba, southern Brazil

Occurrence of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases in Enterobacteriaceae isolated from hospitalized patients in Curitiba, southern Brazil

Production of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBL) by enterobacteria is an important resistance mechanism against antimicrobial beta-lactamics. We tested 498 bacterial strains isolated from two tertiary-care teaching hospitals for ESBL production, using screening breakpoints for aztreonam and th...

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Main Authors: Keite da Silva Nogueira, Ilma Hiroko Higuti, Agnaldo José do Nascimento, Larissa Bail Terasawa, Simone de Oliveira, Adriana Pereira Matos, Helena Aguilar Peres Homem de Mello de Souza, Laura Lúcia Cogo, Libera Maria Dalla Costa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
ESBL
beta-lactamases
Enterobacteriaceae
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