Characterization of CTX-M ESBLs in <it>Enterobacter cloacae</it>, <it>Escherichia coli </it>and <it>Klebsiella pneumoniae </it>clinical isolates from Cairo, Egypt

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>A high rate of resistance to 3<sup>rd </sup>generation cephalosporins among Enterobacteriaceae isolates from Egypt has been previously reported. This study aims to characterize the resistance mechanism (s) to extended spe...

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Main Authors: Khalaf Noha G, Eletreby Mona M, Hanson Nancy D
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-06-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/9/84