Prevalence of extended- spectrum beta-lactamase producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella spp in a neonatal intensive care unit

Shalini Anandan; Niranjan Thomas; Balaji Veeraraghavan; Atanu K Jana

Prevalence of extended- spectrum beta-lactamase producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella spp in a neonatal intensive care unit

Indian Pediatr. 2009 Dec;46(12):1106-7.

Authors

Shalini Anandan¹, Niranjan Thomas, Balaji Veeraraghavan, Atanu K Jana

Affiliation

¹ Department of Microbiology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.

PMID: 20061592

Abstract

This study reports the prevalence of extended-spectrum b-lactamase producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella spp among septicemic neonates. Over a five year period, there were 94 isolates of Klebsiella spp and E .coli. Of these, 68 (72.3%) were ESBL producers. Forty (80%) of the Klebsiella spp isolates produced ESBL as compared to 28 (63.6%) of E.coli.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
Bacteremia / microbiology
Escherichia coli* / drug effects
Escherichia coli* / enzymology
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Intensive Care Units, Neonatal / statistics & numerical data*
Klebsiella* / drug effects
Klebsiella* / enzymology
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Prevalence
Prospective Studies
beta-Lactam Resistance*
beta-Lactamases*

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
beta-Lactamases