Characterization of Multidrug Resistant ESBL-Producing Escherichia coli Isolates from Hospitals in Malaysia

The emergence of Escherichia coli that produce extended spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) and are multidrug resistant (MDR)poses antibiotic management problems. Forty-seven E. coli isolates from various public hospitals in Malaysia were studied. All isolates were sensitive to imipenem whereas 36 were MD...

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Main Authors: Lim, K.T., Yasin, R., Yeo, C.C., Puthucheary, S.D., Thong, Kwai Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2009
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Online Access:http://eprints.um.edu.my/9033/1/Lim_et_al.%2C_2009_%283%29.pdf
http://eprints.um.edu.my/9033/
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Institution: Universiti Malaya
Language: English