Prevalence and distribution of ampc beta-lactamase producing escherichia coli and klebsiella pneumoniae isolates obtained from urine samples at a tertiary care hospital in the caribbean

Prevalence and distribution of ampc beta-lactamase producing escherichia coli and klebsiella pneumoniae isolates obtained from urine samples at a tertiary care hospital in the caribbean

IntroductionThe aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence and distribution of AmpC beta-lactamases (BLs) in uropathogens (E. coli and K. pneumoniae) at the University Hospital of the West Indies Jamaica (UHWI).MethodDe-duplicated consecutive urine samples, collected from January to March 2...

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Main Authors: Camille-Ann Thoms Rodriguez, Felecia Dawson, Jenene Cameron, Christine Seah, Marvin Reid, Roberto G. Melano, Maxine Gossell-Williams
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
AmpC
beta-lactamase
uropathogens
mdro
antibiotic resistance
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2022.1015633/full

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