Comparative evaluation of phenotypic tests for identification of metallo β-lactamases producing clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 129, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 713-715

  Singh, Sakshi P ^a   Shariff, Malini ^a   Barua, Tanushree ^a   Thukral, S S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

^b SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR; CEFTAZIDIME; EDETIC ACID; IMIPENEM; MACCONKEY MEDIUM; MEROPENEM; METALLO BETA LACTAMASE; MUELLER HINTON AGAR; SODIUM THIOGLYCOLIC ACID; THIOGLYCOLIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; COMBINED DISK TEST; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISK DIFFUSION; DISK SYNERGY TEST; DOUBLE DISK SYNERGY TEST; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; INDIA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MODIFIED HODGE TEST; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

BETA-LACTAMASES; CARBAPENEMS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; PHENOTYPE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS;

EID: 70349521713     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: 09715916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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