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BACKGROUND: Extended-spectrum beta -lactamase (ESBL) producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella spp. isolates are clinically resistant to all the beta -lactams except carapenems and cephamycins. This study was to determine the...
Sternoclavicular septic arthritis is a rare condition and it is usually related to predisposing conditions like intravenous drug abuse, diabetic mellitus, trauma and so on. A delayed diagnosis of this...
BACKGROUND: Recently Escherichia coli isolates with extended-spectrum beta-lactamase(ESBL) have been increased in Korea. ESBLs confer variable levels of resistance to cefotaxime, ceftazidime and other broad-spectrum cephalosporins as well as to...
BACKGROUND: Among Gram-negative pathogens in Korea, the incidence of resistance to thirdgeneration cephalosporins is becoming an ever-increasing problem. This study was designed to determine the prevalence of third-generation cephalosporins-resistant Escherichia...