A multicenter study of β-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from university teaching hospitals of Urmia, Iran

Conclusions: A relatively high prevalence of β-lactamase genes was seen among multidrug-resistant isolates ofK. pneumoniae. Most patients infected with β-lactamase-producing isolates had a history of long-term hospitalization and nosocomial infections. The predominance of β-lactamase genes in intensive care unit and internal units alarm clinicians to the growth of hospitalization and mortality rates.
Source: The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research