Incidence of ESBL producers amongst Gram-negative bacilli isolated from intra-abdominal infections across India (based on SMART study, 2007 data).

Abstract

The study showed a high incidence of ESBL-producers amongst Enterobacteriaceae isolates from intra-abdominal infections in both community-acquired and hospital-acquired settings across India. Ertapenem was comparable with imipenem against ESBL-positive E. coli isolates, while imipenem was more effective than ertapenem against ESBL-positive Klebsiella isolates.