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...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/18586
Background: Multi-drug resistant (MDR) Enterobacteriaceae are on the increase worldwide and their spread has become a global challenge. Escalating the challenge is the possibility that many of these are Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE). This further complicates pa...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/17055
Aims: This study was conducted to determine the occurrence of serologically cross-reactive enterobacteriaceae in food samples. Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted in Industrial Microbiology Laboratory, IFST, BCSIR, Dhaka, Bangladesh during January-November, 2013...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/11896
Aim: The study was carried out to investigate the prevalence of multidrug resistant Enterobacteriaceae (MDRE), their susceptibility to carbapenems and tigecycline, and subsequently carbapenemase producers among clinical isolates of Enterobacteriaceae. Study Design: Investigative...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2014/9719
Rashed A. Zaghloul, Moustafa A. El-Shenawy, Naseem A. Neweigy, Hamed E. Abou-Aly, Raouf K. El-dairouty, Wagih I. El-Kholy, Mohamed T. Fouad, J. M. Soriano, J. Mañes & Lydia Micó·Microbiology Research Journal International·2014
Aims: To evaluate the Egyptian street-vended sandwiches of meat and meat products for the presence of Listeria monocytogenes and Enterobacteriaceae group. To evaluate the microbiological quality of street-vended sandwiches of meat and meat products sold in Cairo-Egypt. Place and...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2014/7417