BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE Phenotyping is commonly used for detection of extended spectrum beta lactamase (ESBL) production in gram-negative isolates. ESBLs are mainly coded for by three important genes, namely bla(TEM), bla(SHV) and bla(CTX-M). In this study we used a multiplex PCR as a rapid method to identify two common genes (bla(CTX-M) & bla(SHV)) responsible for extended spectrum beta lactama...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The prevalence of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) in Enterobacter cloacae remains unclear in Taiwan. This study was conducted to investigate the prevalence of ESBL-producing E. cloacae in Taiwan. METHODS 116 clinical isolates of E. cloacae were tested for cefepime susceptibility. Isolates with a minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) of > or = 0.25 microg/mL f...

Multidrug resistant organisms (MDROs) constitute a major public health threat globally. Clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa remains one of the most studied MDROs however there is paucity of information regarding the susceptibility of its animal and plants isolates to antipseudomonas drug in Nigeria. From a total of 252 samples consisting of plants, animals and clinical samples, 54, 24 a...

BACKGROUND Resistance to beta-lactam antibiotics is widespread among Acinetobacter strains. Plasmid-mediated metallo beta lactamases (MBL) are responsible for carbapenem resistance, as are oxacillinases (OXA). In recent years, MBL producing carbapenem-resistant strains have been reported in the world and in Turkey in increasing rates. In our country, besides the OXA 51-like enzyme which is inhe...

background: extended spectrum beta lactamases (esbls) are an important cause of transferable multidrug resistance (mdr) in gram-negative bacteria. the most described esbl genes are generally found within integron-like structures as mobile genetic elements. the aim of this study was to identify the accompanying of class 1 integrons and esbls in the mdr e. coli isolates. methods: susceptibility t...

background guiana extended-spectrum (ges-2) as one of the extended-spectrum β-lactamases (esbls), produced by pseudomonas aeruginosa, is able to compromise the effectiveness of imipenem and tends to be geographically limited. objectives the aim of this study was to detect the spread of ges-2 β-lactamase gene among esbl- producing p. aeruginosa isolates in a teaching hospital in kashan, iran. ma...

Dietary diversity score (DDS) is known as an indicator of food quality. Dietary diversity can promote health status. The aim of this study was determined DDS and its related factors in Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences (KUMS) employees. This cross-sectional study was conducted on 190 employees of KUMS in 2015. According to the population of KUMS centers which were selected randomly (Par...

results of the 100 klebsiella isolates, 41 (41%) demonstrated resistance or reduced susceptibility to ceftazidime and/or aztreonam and 35% (n = 35) were esbl-producers. twenty-eight (8o%) of the esbl-producing isolates carried the blactx-m type genes. based on pcr assays and sequencing of blactx-m genes, ctx-m-1, ctx-m-2 and ctx-m-9 were identified in 21 (60%), 15 (42%) and nine (34%) of these ...