Multidrug resistant AmpC ?-lactamase producing Escherichia coli isolated from a paediatric hospital

Authors

  • Noor ul Ain Jameel The University of Lahore, Pakistan.
  • Hasan Ejaz The Children’s Hospital and Institute of Child Health, Lahore, Pakistan.
  • Aizza Zafar The Children’s Hospital and Institute of Child Health, Lahore, Pakistan.
  • Hafsa Amin The University of Lahore, Pakistan.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.301.4045

Keywords:

E. coli, AmpC β-lactamase, Antimicrobial resistance, Multidrug resistant E. coli.

Abstract

Objective: The objective of the study was to observe the antimicrobial resistance of AmpC ?-lactamase producing E. coli.

Methods: Six hundred and seventy E. coli were isolated from 20,257 various pathological samples collected from The Children

Author Biographies

Noor ul Ain Jameel, The University of Lahore, Pakistan.

Researcher, Instituteof Molecular Biology and Biotechnology

Hasan Ejaz, The Children’s Hospital and Institute of Child Health, Lahore, Pakistan.

Senior Research Fellow, Microbiology Department

Aizza Zafar, The Children’s Hospital and Institute of Child Health, Lahore, Pakistan.

Associate Professor, Microbiology Department

Hafsa Amin, The University of Lahore, Pakistan.

Researcher, Instituteof Molecular Biology and Biotechnology

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Published

2014-01-10

How to Cite

Jameel, N. ul A., Ejaz, H., Zafar, A., & Amin, H. (2014). Multidrug resistant AmpC ?-lactamase producing Escherichia coli isolated from a paediatric hospital. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 30(1). https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.301.4045

Issue

Vol. 30 No. 1 (2014): January - February 2014 Pak J Med Sci

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Original Articles