Phenotypic determination of carbapenemase producing enterobacteriaceae isolates from clinical specimens at a tertiary hospital in Lagos, Nigeria

Aims and Objectives: Carbapenemase production among clinical isolates of Enterobacteriaceae has been widely reported with prevalence rates ranging from between 2.8% and 53.6%. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of carbapenemase production among clinical isolates of Enterobacteriaceae...

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Main Authors: O O Oduyebo, O M Falayi, P Oshun, A O Ettu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Nigerian Postgraduate Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.npmj.org/article.asp?issn=1117-1936;year=2015;volume=22;issue=4;spage=223;epage=227;aulast=Oduyebo