April 2013

Ciprofloxacin resistance among members of Enterobacteriaceae family in Lafia, Nasarawa State, Nigeria

  Members of the Enterobacteriaceae family cause serious health problems of plants, animals and humans. Although Ciprofloxacin is known to be a very effective and a commonly used drug in the treatment of Enterobacteriaceae infections, an increasing trend of resistance to the drug has been noted. Consequently this resistance leads to failure in treatment, increased morbidity, mortality and...

Author(s): Rine C. Reuben, Jasini A. Musa and Haruna Yakubu

April 2013

Molecular characterization of a transferable blaCTX-M-28 gene in clinical isolates of Enterobacter cloacae

  The extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) producing phenotype is frequent amongEnterobacter cloacae isolates at the Military Hospital of Tunis, Tunisia. We identified the ESBLs of a collection of these strains showing a particular extended-spectrum cephalosporin resistance profile characterized by a higher level of resistance to cefotaxime. These isolates were analyzed by antibiotic susceptibility...

Author(s): Amel Bourouis, Hela Chihi, Sihem Mahrouki, Khaoula Ayari, Mouhamed Ben Moussa and Omrane Belhadj