Group a streptococci are protected from amoxicillin-mediated killing by vesicles containing β-lactamase derived from Haemophilus influenzae

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 117-120

  Schaar, Viveka ^a   Uddbäck, Ida ^a   Nordström, Therese ^a   Riesbeck, Kristian ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Non typeable haemophilus influenzae; Outer membrane vesicles; Streptococcus pyogenes

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; BETA LACTAMASE; BETA LACTAMASE TEM 1; NITROCEFIN;

AGAR DIFFUSION; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPSILOMETER TEST; GENOTYPE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HYDROLYSIS; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MORAXELLA CATARRHALIS; NONHUMAN; OUTER MEMBRANE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; ULTRACENTRIFUGATION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

NON-TYPEABLE HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; OUTER MEMBRANE VESICLES; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

AMOXICILLIN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BETA-LACTAMASES; EXOSOMES; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HYDROLYSIS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 84890407646     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkt307     Document Type: Article

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