Bacteria Producing Extended Spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) in Hospitalized Patients: Prevalence, Antimicrobial Resistance Pattern and its Main Determinants

• Main Authors: Mehdi Yousefipour (Author), Mehrnaz Rasoulinejad (Author), Azar Hadadi (Author), Negin Esmaeilpour (Author), Alireza Abdollahi (Author), Siroos Jafari (Author), Atieh khorsand (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Iranian Society of Pathology, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background and Objective: There is a growing concern regarding the lack of new antibiotics, especially for multidrug-resistant bacteria that produce Extended Spectrum β-Lactamases (ESBLs). The present study aims to assess the prevalence of bacteria producing ESBLs, their antimicrobial resistance pat...