Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing <i>Escherichia coli</i> and <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> in diabetic foot infections
<b>Aims:</b> Diabetic foot lesions are a major medical, social, and economic problem and are the leading cause of hospitalization for patients with diabetes, worldwide. ESBL-producing bacteria may not be detectable by routine disc diffusion susceptibility test, leading to inappropriate...
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2008-07-01
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Series: | Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology |
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Online Access: | http://www.ijpmonline.org/article.asp?issn=0377-4929;year=2008;volume=51;issue=3;spage=370;epage=372;aulast=Varaiya |