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Carbapenem

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Carbapenems Retain High in Vitro Activity against Clinical Bacterial Isolates in a Nigerian Tertiary Hospital: Implications for Antimicrobial Stewardship in a Resource-limited Setting

Constancy Prisca Aleru-Obogai, Ollor Amba Ollor & Easter Godwin Nwokah · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2026

Background: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing global public health threat that undermines the effective treatment of infectious diseases. The increasing prevalence of resistant bacterial strains has reduced the efficacy of commonly used antibiotics, resulting in treatme...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/mrji/2026/v36i41725

Detection of Carbapenem Resistance in Salmonella Species from a Tertiary Hospital in Eastern Cape, South Africa

M. A. Bisi-Johnson & C. L. Obi · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2015

Aims: Broad-spectrum carbapenem group is the current therapy for strains of Enterobacteriaceae that express extended spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs). However, recent reports of therapeutic failures of carbapenems with strains that produce multiple β-lactamases are being document...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BMRJ/2015/18586