A simple disc diffusion method for detecting AmpC and extended-spectrum β-lactamases in clinical isolates of Enterobacteriaceae

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 497-501

  Derbyshire, Helen ^a   Kay, Gemma ^b   Evans, Katie ^c   Vaughan, Carmel ^c   Kavuri, Umadevi ^d   Winstanley, Trevor ^a  

^a ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c MAST House   (United Kingdom)

^d LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ESBLs; Mechanisms of resistance; Resistance phenotypes

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAMASE AMPC; CEFEPIME; CEFOXITIN; CEFPODOXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN; CLAVULANIC ACID; EXTENDED SPECTRUM BETA LACTAMASE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISK DIFFUSION; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; GENOME ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BETA-LACTAM RESISTANCE; BETA-LACTAMASES; BETA-LACTAMS; DNA, BACTERIAL; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 60649092131     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkn535     Document Type: Article

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