| The incidence and distribution of ESBL producing microorganisms such as E. coli and K. pneumoniae have been demonstrated and varies in different health care facilities and as well as other countries This study was carried out to determine the frequency of occurrence and the antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of ESBL producing E. coli and K. pneumoniae species from clinical isolates at a tertiary hospital in Trinidad & Tobago. Standard microbiological procedures and automated MicroScan System was used to identify, screen for putative ESBL production and determine antimicrobial susceptibility of 1,118 clinical isolates of Enterobacteriaceae species at the microbiology laboratory of the Eric Williams Medical Science Complex, Trinidad &... |
