Extended spectrum beta-lactamase and metallo beta-lactamase production among Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from different clinical samples in a tertiary care hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal

• Main Authors: Krishus Nepal (Author), Narayan Dutt Pant (Author), Bibhusan Neupane (Author), Ankit Belbase (Author), Rikesh Baidhya (Author), Ram Krishna Shrestha (Author), Binod Lekhak (Author), Dwij Raj Bhatta (Author), Bharat Jha (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Extended spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) and metallo beta-lactamase (MBL) production in Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli are the commonest modes of drug resistance among these commonly isolated bacteria from clinical specimens. So the main purpose of our study was to det...