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ArticleInfection and drug resistance2020

Plasmid Profiling and Occurrence of β-Lactamase Enzymes in Multidrug-Resistant Uropathogenic

Upendra Thapa Shrestha, Sabnum Shrestha, Nabaraj Adhikari, Komal Raj Rijal, Basudha Shrestha, Bipin Adhikari, Megha Raj Banjara, Prakash Ghimire

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Article in Infection and drug resistance, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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18 citing papers in PubMed, 29 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Upendra Thapa Shrestha *Kantipur College of Medical Science, Tribhuvan University, Sitapaila, Kathmandu, Nepal.ORCID 0000-0001-7970-4972
Sabnum Shrestha *Kantipur College of Medical Science, Tribhuvan University, Sitapaila, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Nabaraj AdhikariKantipur College of Medical Science, Tribhuvan University, Sitapaila, Kathmandu, Nepal.ORCID 0000-0002-5501-9011
Komal Raj RijalCentral Department of Microbiology, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal.ORCID 0000-0001-6281-8236
Basudha ShresthaDepartment of Microbiology, Kathmandu Model Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Bipin AdhikariCentre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-8981-3910
Megha Raj BanjaraCentral Department of Microbiology, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal.ORCID 0000-0002-5024-6127
Prakash GhimireCentral Department of Microbiology, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal.ORCID 0000-0003-2503-412X
Tribhuvan University · NPKathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital · NPUniversity of Oxford · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionExtended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBL) among Gram-negative bacteria, predominantly

methodsThe mid-stream urine samples collected from patients were inoculated in cystine-lactose-electrolyte-deficient (CLED) agar plates.

resultsOut of the total 2661 urine samples,

conclusionThe higher prevalence of the ESBLs, AmpCs, KPCs and MBLs along with their coproduction in

Indexed as

AmpC type β-lactamasesantibiotic resistanceESBLextended-spectrum β-lactamasesKlebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemasesKPCMBLmetallo-β-lactamasesuropathogenic Escherichia coli

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PMID32606839
PMCPMC7320882
OpenAlexW3036144286

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