Phenotypic and genotypic detection of extended spectrum beta lactamase enzyme in Klebsiella pneumoniae

ABSTRACT:

Background

Klebsiella species are ubiquitous in nature and can be found in the natural environment and on mucosal surfaces of mammals and it is an important multidrug-resistant pathogen affecting humans and is a major source for hospital acquired infections. The aim of this study is to investigate the prevalence of ESBL enzyme among Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates by phenotypic methods from different hospital wards and detection of ESBL resistance genes such as TEM and SHV in Sulaimani city/ Kurdistan–Iraq.

Methods

Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates were collected from different clinical samples from different hospitals, the isolates were identified by standard technique. Screening of ESBLs was undertaken by using double disk diffusion and standard disk diffusion methods. Real

SUBMITTER: Mohammed A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9522270 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature