"在埃及的儿科 Shigella 隔离物中扩展光谱β-乳糖酶耐药性的分子表征"

Dina F Badr1, Maysaa El Sayed Zaki2, Ahmed Gomaa Elsayed1

  • 1Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt.

Biochemical genetics
|November 1, 2024
PubMed
概括

在患有腹的儿童的Shigella分离物中发现了抗生素耐药性和扩展谱β-乳糖酶 (ESBL) 耐药性的高率. 这凸显了控制滥用抗生素和监测耐药性模式的迫切需要.

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