New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase - type carbapenemases producing Escherichia coli isolates from hospitalized patients: A pilot study.

ABSTRACT:

Background & objectives

Resistances to carbapenem group of antimicrobials among Escherichia coli due to production of carbapenemases, especially the New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase (NDM) types, pose serious challenges in the treatment of infections in healthcare settings. This study was undertaken to detect NDM producing E. coli isolates from hospitalized patients with urinary tract infection (UTI).

Methods

A total of 30 non-repetitive isolates of E. coli from hospitalized patients with clinical suspicion of UTI were subjected to antimicrobial susceptibility testing. Screening for the production of extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBL) was carried out by minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) test strip ESBL followed by phenotypic confirmation by double-disc synergy test. Phen

SUBMITTER: Grover SS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5719593 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature