Prevalence of ESBL in Escherichia coli Isolates Among ICU Patients in a Tertiary Care Hospital

Introduction: Resistance to common antibiotics is a matter of grave concern in treating infections in hospital settings especially in Intensive Care Units (ICUs). One of the most commonly used and effective group of antibiotics, cephalosporins, exhibit resistance due to production of Extended Sp...

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Main Authors: Nipa Singh, Dipti Pattnaik, Dhruba Kumar Neogi, Jagadananda Jena, Bandana Mallick
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2016-09-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
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Online Access:https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/8544/21260_CE(RA1)_F(T)_PF1(AHESAK)_PFA(AK).pdf