Antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of Shigella spp. isolated from children under 5 years of age attending tertiary care hospitals, Nepal along with first finding of ESBL-production.

Subhash DhitalJeevan Bahadur SherchandBharat Mani PokharelKeshab ParajuliShyam Kumar MishraSangita SharmaHari Prasad KattelSundar KhadkaSulochana KhatiwadaBasista Rijal

Published in: BMC research notes (2017)

The high occurrence of multidrug resistance among Shigella spp. along with a case of ESBL-production for the first time in Nepal alarms the concerns about dissemination of the resistant isolates. So, systemic monitoring of the antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of Shigella spp. is becoming crucial to guide therapy.

Keyphrases

tertiary care
escherichia coli
klebsiella pneumoniae
healthcare
young adults
risk assessment
stem cells
mesenchymal stem cells
smoking cessation