Assessing Prevalence Of Beta Lactamase Production From Clinical Isolates Of Hospitalized Patients And Comparison Of Antibiotic Susceptibility Patterns

Expert Group On Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing [EGAST] 2008: A Non-Interventional, Multicenter In-Vitro Study To Evaluate The Prevalence Of Beta-Lactamase Producing Strains Among Clinical Isolates Obtained From Hospital In-Patients And Comparison Of Antimicrobial Susceptibility Using Disc-Diffusion Method

EGAST 2008 is a prospective, non interventional, multicentric study (approximately 2000 isolates from 15- 20 sites).

Objectives:

• Comparison of antimicrobial susceptibility using disc-diffusion method
• Assessing prevalence of beta-lactamase producing strains among clinical isolates obtained from hospital in-patients

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Inclusion Criteria:

Isolates (as specified in the observational plan) from hospitalised patients

Exclusion Criteria:

Isolates obtained from outpatients will not be included for the study. Isolates from repeat cultures performed during in-patient follow-up that were previously recruited into the study will be excluded.

Isolates identified as commensals or contaminants will be excluded