Imipenem-EDTA disk method for rapid identification of metallo-β-lactamase producing Gram-negative bacteria

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 127, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 406-407

  Chaudhary, Uma ^a   Bhaskar, Hemlata ^a   Sharma, Madhu ^a,b  

^a POST GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZLOCILLIN; AZTREONAM; BETA LACTAMASE INHIBITOR; CARBAPENEM; CEFDINIR; CEFEPIME; CLAVULANIC ACID; EDETIC ACID; GATIFLOXACIN; IMIPENEM; LATAMOXEF; METALLO BETA LACTAMASE; MOXIFLOXACIN; PIPERACILLIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; ROXITHROMYCIN; SULBACTAM; TAZOBACTAM;

ACINETOBACTER; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CITROBACTER; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DISK DIFFUSION; ENTEROBACTER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; IMIPENEM EDETIC ACID DISK METHOD; INFECTION CONTROL; KLEBSIELLA; LETTER; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PROTEUS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BETA-LACTAMASES; CHELATING AGENTS; EDETIC ACID; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; IMIPENEM; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS;

EID: 51349160600     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: 09715916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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