Characterization of extended spectrum beta lactamase producing escherichia coli and klebsiella pneumoniaei in soil samples around chennai hospitals

Abstract

newline Excess usage of Antibiotics in humans, agriculture and livestock production as therapeutic treatment, or as growth enhancer leads to discharge of antibiotics to the environment which in turn alter environmental resistomes and further augment the likelihood of antibiotic resistant gene acquisition in several exposed bacteria. The numeral of Antibiotic Resistant bacteria in hostility to familiar antibiotics had enhanced stipulation of new antibiotics. The chief causes of environmental contamination with antibiotic resistant bacteria are Hospital wastes, animal manure, animal feces, animal farms, vegetables and waste water. The current research was performed to achieve imminent into the incidence and characteristics of ESBL producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae from hospital environment soil samples.