Activity of carbapenems and tigecycline against ESBL-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella spp.

Activity of carbapenems and tigecycline against ESBL-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella spp.

ABSTRACT The indiscriminate use of carbapenems in the fight against multidrug resistant Gram-negative bacteria leads to the emergence of resistance to these antimicrobial agents. We examine the in vitro activity of carbapenems and tigecycline against ESBL-producing E. coli and Klebsiella spp. isolat...

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Main Authors: Caio Fernando de Oliveira, Fernando Ferrugem, Renan V. Schmidt, Daniel Prá, Jorge André Horta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Patologia Clínica 2018-02-01
Series:Jornal Brasileiro de Patologia e Medicina Laboratorial
Subjects:
carbapenems
Escherichia coli
Klebsiella
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1676-24442018000100034&tlng=en

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