Uzoamaka Charity Maduakor

Metallo-Beta-Lactamase Producing Isolates of Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae and their Resistance Profiles in Enugu, Nigeria: A Threat to Public Health

Uzoamaka Charity Maduakor, Clara Idara Eleazar, Chidi George Mba, Chiamaka Cynthia Obodochukwu, Chioma Lily Eberechukwu & Cornelius Osinachi Ogu · Journal of Advances in Microbiology · 2024

Background: A potential threat to public health is the rapidly spreading enterobacteriaceae, especially Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae which produce metallo-beta-lactamases (MBL). This study evaluated the prevalence of metallo-beta-lactamase (MBL) from clinical and no...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jamb/2024/v24i2791

AmpC Beta-Lactamase Prevalence in Isolates of Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae in Enugu, Nigeria

Uzoamaka Charity Maduakor, Immaculate C. Ajiromanus & Anulika Obianuju Onyemelukwe · Journal of Advances in Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences · 2022

Background: Pathogenic bacteria with beta lactamase-resistant determinants have emerged, posing a worldwide health threat. They confer resistance to a large array of \(\beta\) -lactam agents and \(\beta\)-lactam inhibitors. Aim: This study evaluated the prevalence and resistance...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jamps/2022/v24i530300