Detection of carbapenemase activity in Enterobacteriaceae: Comparison of the carbapenem inactivation method versus the Carba NP test

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 274-276

  Tijet, Nathalie ^a   Patel, Samir N ^a,b   Melano, Roberto G ^a,b,c  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBAPENEM; CARBAPENEMASE; IMIPENEM; MEROPENEM; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BETA LACTAMASE; CARBAPENEM DERIVATIVE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INACTIVATION; INFECTION CONTROL; LETTER; NONHUMAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECTS; ENZYMOLOGY; EVALUATION STUDY; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PROCEDURES;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BETA-LACTAMASES; CARBAPENEMS; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; HUMANS;

EID: 84960172489     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkv283     Document Type: Letter

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