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

Abstract

This study confirms the high rate of ESBL in K pneumoniae clinical isolates in hospitals in Riyadh. This study demonstrates the worldwide spread of bla(CTX-M) genes. This first report of the presence of the bla(CTX-M) gene in clincial isolates in Saudi Arabia is evidence of the continuing worldwide spread of this gene.