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Presence of ESBL producing organisms has been reported to significantly affect the course and outcome of an infection. Therefore infections due to ESBL isolates continue to pose a challenge to infection management worldwide. The aim of this study was to determine the existence and to describe phenotypic and genotypic characteristics of ESBLs in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) setting in Tanzania.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Between October 2002 and April 2003, clinical information and samples were collected from patients suspected to have nosocomial infections in an Intensive Care Unit of a tertiary hospital in Tanzania. The isolates were identified, tested for antimicrobial susceptibility and analysed for presence of ESBL genes.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Thirty-nine Gram-negative bacteria were isolated from clinical samples of 39 patients. These isolates included 13 <jats:italic>Escherichia coli<\/jats:italic>, 12 <jats:italic>Enterobacter spp<\/jats:italic>, 5 <jats:italic>Pseudomonas spp<\/jats:italic>, 4 <jats:italic>Proteus spp<\/jats:italic>, 2 <jats:italic>Klebsiella. pneumoniae<\/jats:italic>, 2 <jats:italic>Citrobacter freundii<\/jats:italic> and 1 <jats:italic>Chryseomonas luteola<\/jats:italic>. Eleven (28.2%) of these isolates were ESBL producing. The ESBL genes characterised were SHV-12, SHV-28 and CTX-M-15. The ESBL producing isolates were more resistant to gentamicin and ciprofloxacin than non-ESBL producing isolates.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>This study shows the presence of ESBL genes among Gram-negative bacteria in the ICU setting in Tanzania. 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