Prevalence and molecular characterization of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Reports on extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBL) production by Enterobacteriaceae, and especially in Klebsiella pneumoniae, are few in Saudi Arabia. Therefore, we determined the prevalence of ESBL in K pneumoniae from Riyadh and characterized the predominant β-lactamase ge...

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Autores principales: Al-Agamy, Mohammad H.M., Shibl, Atef M., Tawfik, Abdelkader F.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2841451/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19587523
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0256-4947.55306

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2841451/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19587523
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0256-4947.55306

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