Isolation, Phenotypic Characterization and Prevalence of ESBL-Producing Escherichia Coli and Klebsiella Species from Orthopedic Wounds in National Orthopedic Hospital Enugu (NOHE), South East Nigeria

Iroha IR¹, Okoye E², Osigwe CA², Moses IB^1*, Ejikeugwu CP¹ and Nwakaeze AE¹

¹Department of Applied Microbiology, Faculty of Sciences, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Nigeria

²Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Agulu Campus, Nigeria

^*Corresponding Author: Moses IB, Department of Applied Microbiology, Faculty of Sciences, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Nigeria, Tel: +2348134136233 Email: