A simple phenotypic method for the differentiation of metallo- -lactamases and class A KPC carbapenemases in Enterobacteriaceae clinical isolates | Zendy

Athanassios Tsakris | Zendy; Aggeliki Poulou | Zendy; Spyros Pournaras | Zendy; Evangelia Voulgari | Zendy; Georgia Vrioni | Zendy; Katerina Themeli-Digalaki | Zendy; Dimitra Petropoulou | Zendy; D. Sofianou | Zendy

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A simple phenotypic method for the differentiation of metallo- -lactamases and class A KPC carbapenemases in Enterobacteriaceae clinical isolates

Author(s) -

Athanassios Tsakris,

Aggeliki Poulou,

Spyros Pournaras,

Evangelia Voulgari,

Georgia Vrioni,

Katerina Themeli-Digalaki,

Dimitra Petropoulou,

D. Sofianou

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124

H-Index - 194

eISSN - 1460-2091

pISSN - 0305-7453

DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkq210

Subject(s) - meropenem , enterobacteriaceae , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , carbapenem , phenotype , klebsiella pneumoniae , escherichia coli , antibiotics , gene , antibiotic resistance , genetics

The increasing frequency of class A KPC enzymes and class B metallo-beta-lactamases (MBLs) among Enterobacteriaceae as well as their possible co-production makes their early differentiation urgent.

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