Study of extended spectrum β-lactamase producing Enterobacteriaceae and antibiotic coresistance in a tertiary care teaching hospital

This is the only study conducted from Central India and shows high prevalence of ESBL production among Enterobacteriaceae. Imipenem seems to be more sensitive than meropenem. Piperacillin-tazobactam combination was found to be the best among the β-lactam-β-lactamase inhibitor combinations. Prevalence of ESBL producers were more in males than females.