Comparison of double disc and three dimensional methods to screen for ESBL producers in a tertiary care hospital

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 117-120

  Menon, T ^a   Bindu, D ^a   Kumar, C P G ^a   Nalini, S ^b   Thirunarayan, M A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

^b APOLLO HOSPITALS   (India)

Author keywords

Enterobacteriaceae; Extended spectrum lactamases; Multidrug resistance

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AZTREONAM; CEFAZOLIN; CEFOPERAZONE; CEFPIROME; CEFTIZOXIME; CEFUROXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; COTRIMOXAZOLE; EXTENDED SPECTRUM BETA LACTAMASE; GENTAMICIN; ISEPAMICIN; NETILMICIN; OFLOXACIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; SULBACTAM; TETRACYCLINE; TOBRAMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; DOUBLE DISK SYNERGY TEST; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; THREE DIMENSIONAL TEST;

EID: 33646735935     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 02550857     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.25192     Document Type: Article

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