Rare case of failure by an automated system to detect extended-spectrum β-lactamase in a cephalosporin-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae isolate [4]

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 2388-

  Tzouvelekis, Leonidas S ^a   Vatopoulos, Alkiviadis C ^a   Katsanis, George ^b   Tzelepi, Eva ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b IASO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^c HELLENIC PASTEUR INSTITUTE   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; BETA LACTAMASE; CEFEPIME; CEFOTAXIME; CEFOXITIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CEPHALOSPORIN; CEPHALOSPORINASE; CLAVULANIC ACID;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CITROBACTER FREUNDII; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LABORATORY AUTOMATION; LETTER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0345085531     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.7.2388-2388.1999     Document Type: Letter

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