Online ISSN: 2515-8260

Isolation and Identification of Citrobacter Species and their Antibiotic Susceptibility with Special Reference to Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamase

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1Sanjeev Kumar1 , Dr. Gudesh Kumar2 , Dr. Supriya Kumari3 , Dr. Namrata Kumari4

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Background: Citrobacter species are frequent nosocomial pathogens , a local or systemic breach in the host defences can allow them to cause a range of infections which includeurinary tract infections , neonatal sepsis , pulmonary infections , meningitis and blood stream infections.Citrobacter species are emerging as important nosocomial pathogens . Citrobacter infections are associated with high mortality rate.

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