Extended-spectrum beta-lactamases among Klebsiella pneumoniae from Iraqi patients with community-acquired pneumonia.
Faez Erees Abdul RaoufElhassan BenyagoubMiaad K AlkhudhairySousan AkramiMorteza SakiPublished in: Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) (2022)
The imipenem and norfloxacin can be used in empirical treatment of K. pneumoniae isolates in Iraq. The emergence of K. pneumoniae strains harboring ESBL resistance genes necessitates the development of a regular surveillance program to prevent the spreading of these isolates more in Iraqi health care systems.