Resistance to Third-Generation Cephalosporins and Other Antibiotics by Enterobacteriaceae in Western Nigeria (Report‪)‬

INTRODUCTION Increasing resistance to 3rd-generation cephalosporins has become a cause for concern especially among Enterobacteriaceae that cause nosocomial infections [1]. This emergence and spread of resistance are also threatening to create species resistant to all currently available agents. Approximately 20% of Klebsiella pnenumoniae infections and 31% of Enterobacter species infections in intensive care unit in the United States now involve strains not susceptible to 3rd-generation cephalosporins [2]