Characterization of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase-Producing Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Among Iranian Kidney Transplant Patients.

Mehrdad HalajiShahrzad ShahidiAbdolamir AtapourBehrooz AtaeiAwat FeiziSeyed Asghar Havaei

Published in: Infection and drug resistance (2020)

Our results showed a high proportion of multidrug-resistant and ESBL-producing isolates, which most of them harbor blaCTX-M. A significant high co-resistance to different classes of antibiotics was reported from ESBL-producing UPEC from KTPs, which remains a serious clinical challenge.

Keyphrases

escherichia coli
klebsiella pneumoniae
multidrug resistant
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
biofilm formation
drug resistant
gram negative
pseudomonas aeruginosa