AmpC-BETA Lactamases among Enterobacteriaceae Isolated at a Tertiary Hospital, South Western Uganda

Abstract

Our findings showed that prevalence of <i>Amp</i>C beta-lactamase at MRRH was high (39.6), with EBC as the commonest genotype among <i>Enterobacteriaceae</i> Urine and <i>E. coli</i> were the commonest source and organism respectively that harbored <i>AmpC</i> beta-lactamases. There's rational antimicrobial therapy and antibiotic susceptibility tests should be requested by health workers especially patients presenting with urinary tract infections and bacteraemias.