Prevalence of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase genes in Acinetobacter baumannii strains isolated from nosocomial infections in Tehran, Iran

• Main Authors: Abdar, Mojtaba Hanafi (Author), Taheri-Kalani, Morovat (Author), Taheri, Keyvan (Author), Emadi, Behzad (Author), Hasanzadeh, Amir (Author), Sedighi, Abdolmajid (Author), Pirouzi, Serve (Author), Sedighi, Mansour (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background and objectives: , and are a group of ded-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase enzymes (ESBLs) which are able to hydrolyze Penicillins and some cephalosporin antibiotics. The present study evaluated the frequency of ESBL genes , and in strains isolated from nosocomial infections to outline the importan...