An evaluation of multiple phenotypic screening methods for Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC)-producing Enterobacteriaceae

Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 224-227

  Hirsch, Elizabeth B ^a   Chang, Kai Tai ^b   Zucchi, Paola C ^a   Francoeur, Dennis N ^a   Ledesma, Kimberly R ^b   Tamb, Vincent H ^c   Lasco, Todd M ^c  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^c ST LUKE S EPISCOPAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbapenem; Chromogenic agar; CRE; Modified Hodge test; Phenylboronic acid

Indexed keywords

BENZENEBORONIC ACID; CARBAPENEMASE; MEROPENEM; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BETA LACTAMASE; BORONIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CARBAPENEMASE PRODUCING ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; SCREENING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BIOSYNTHESIS; CLASSIFICATION; DRUG EFFECTS; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA INFECTION; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; MICROBIOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; BETA-LACTAM RESISTANCE; BETA-LACTAMASES; BORONIC ACIDS; HUMANS; KLEBSIELLA INFECTIONS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PHENOTYPE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84903700813     PISSN: 1341321X     EISSN: 14377780     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jiac.2013.10.011     Document Type: Article

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