Resistance of Klebsiella Species Isolates From Two Institutions in Nairobi, Kenya, to Commonly Prescribed Antimicrobial Agents

Abstract

Klebsiella species isolates collected from the Kenyatta National Hospital and the Centre for Microbiology Research of the Kenya Medical Research Institute in Nairobi, Kenya were identified and screened for resistance to commonly prescribed antimicrobial agents. Most of the isolates were found to exhibit resistance to more than three agents amongst those tested by both disk diffusion tests and minimum inhibitory concentration determination.

Keywords: Klebsiella , resistance, minimum inhibitory concentration, disk diffusion

East and Central African Journal of Pharmaceutical Studies Vol. 10 (1) 2007: pp. 22-26