Antibacterial susceptibility of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli.

Jihad Bishara, Gilat Livne, Shai Ashkenazi, Itzhak Levy, Silvio Pitlik, Orit Ofir, Bruria Lev, Zmira Samra

PubMed · 2005 · 27 citations · 0 references

Abstract

ESBL production among K. pneumoniae and E. coli is more prevalent in the adult population than the pediatric population and is associated with multidrug resistance.