Extended spectrum beta - lactamase (EBSL) in E. coli isolated from a tertiary hospital in Enugu State, Nigeria

Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 279-282

  Iroha, I R ^a   Adikwu, M U ^b   Esimone, C O ^b   Aibinu, I ^c   Amadi, E S ^a  

^a EBONYI STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antibiotic discs; ESBL; Frequency; Isolate; Plasmid; Resistance; Sensitivity

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; CEFALEXIN; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; EXTENDED SPECTRUM BETA LACTAMASE; GENTAMICIN; NALIDIXIC ACID; OFLOXACIN; PEFLOXACIN; STREPTOMYCIN;

AGAR DIFFUSION; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ASSAY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; URINALYSIS; WOUND ASSESSMENT;

EID: 66549102837     PISSN: 1682024X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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