Urinary tract infection (UTI) caused by Gram-negative bacteria is the second most common
infectious presentation in community medical practice. Approximately 150 million people are …

Klebsiella pneumoniae colonizes mucosal surfaces of healthy humans and is responsible
for one third of all Gram-negative infections in hospitalized patients. K. pneumoniae is …

Objective The present study aims to explore potential infection and death risk factors in
patients infected with carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP). Methods A …

The potential human health risk of Japanese ready-to-eat (RTE) foods was investigated by
determining the contamination by foodborne bacterial pathogens, the prevalence of …

Purpose: Increasing rates of clonal spread of fecal bla TEM bacilli remains a huge concern
to the community health with resultant high morbidity. The fecal carriage and clonal diversity …

Background: Antimicrobial resistance is a growing threat worldwide. The predominant
mechanisms for resistance to the β-lactam antibiotics in gram negative bacilli is the …

Methods: A total of 41 MDR E. coli isolates were randomly collected from various clinical
samples and processed. Isolated organisms were tested for antibiotics resistance pattern …

Materials and methods A total of 312 non-repeat clinical E. coli isolates among patients
presented with urinary tract infections (UTIs) were investigated by standard microbiological …

BACKGROUND: Enterobacteriaceae with AmpC β-lactamase are multidrug-resistant
organisms and represent a significant challenge to patient care. This study aims to …

AmpC β-lactamases are enzymes that are resistant to β-lactams, such as penicillin and
cephalosporin, but not cefoxitin and cefotetan. this study was conducted to characterize …