Prevalence of Extended Spectrum β-lactamase SHV and OXA Producing Gram Negative Bacteria at Tertiary Care Hospital of Lahore, Pakistan
Prevalence of Extended Spectrum β-lactamase SHV and OXA Producing Gram Negative Bacteria at Tertiary Care Hospital of Lahore, Pakistan
Abdul Waheed1,2, Sidrah Saleem1, Naveed Shahzad3, Junaid Akhtar4, Muhammad Saeed5, Iqra Jameel1, Farhan Rasheed6 and Shah Jahan7,*
Fig. 1.
Phenotypic detection of ESBL producers by Combination disc method and Double disc synergy test respectively; A) The presence of elliptical inhibitory zone between cefotaxime and augmentin indicate the ESBL positive organism; B) Positive results are shown by increase in > 5-mm zone diameter for either antimicrobial agent tested in combination with clavulanate vs the zone diameter of the agent when tested alone; CAZ, Ceftazidime disc; CTX, Cefotaxime disc.
December 2019
Vol. 51, Iss. 6, Pages 1999-2399
