Detection of extended-spectrum β-Lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from four provincial hospitals in Luzon and genotyping of β-Lactamase (blaCTX-M, blaTEM, blaSHV, and blaOXA-1) genes

Extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae is one of the most common cause of nosocomial infections. One hundred isolates of K. pneumoniae were obtained from four different provincial hospitals in Luzon. The strains following purification and standard bacteriological testin...

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Published in:Philippine Journal of Science Vol. 148, no. 2 (Jun. 2019), 277-287
Main Author: Cornista, Joel C.
Other Authors: Cuña, Anna Margarita D., Sanchez, Helen Juvy A., Parungao-Balolong, Marilen
Format: Article
Published: 2019
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