SAUDI MEDICAL JOURNAL, cilt.27, sa.5, ss.608-612, 2006 (SCI-Expanded)
Objectives: To determine the prevalence of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (K. pneumoniae) and Escherichia coli (E. coli), risk factors of ESBL-producing strains and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of ESBL-producing and non producing strains.