Prevalence of multidrug-resistant and extended-spectrum beta-lactamase producing Gram-negative isolates from clinical samples in a tertiary care hospital of Nepal.

Aryatara ShilpakarMeharaj AnsariKul Raj RaiGanesh RaiShiba Kumar Rai

Published in: Tropical medicine and health (2021)

Multidrug resistance was very high; however, ESBL production was low. Polymyxin B and carbapenems are the choice of drugs against ESBL producers but should be used only as the last line drugs.

Keyphrases

gram negative
multidrug resistant
klebsiella pneumoniae
drug resistant
escherichia coli
acinetobacter baumannii
risk factors
tertiary care
drug induced
decision making
pseudomonas aeruginosa