Performance of chromID® CARBA medium for carbapenemases-producing enterobacteriaceae detection during rectal screening

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 35-40

  Papadimitriou Olivgeris, M ^a   Bartzavali, C ^a   Christofidou, M ^a   Bereksi, N ^b   Hey, J ^b   Zambardi, G ^b   Spiliopoulou, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b BIOMÉRIEUX   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BETA-LACTAMASES; CHROMOGENIC COMPOUNDS; CULTURE MEDIA; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; FECES; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84895059566     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: 14354373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-013-1925-6     Document Type: Article

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