English (United Kingdom)

https://curated-unify.zendy.io/wp-json/zendy-region/v1/featured_content/oa?rat=en

https://curated-unify.zendy.io/wp-json/zendy-region/v1/highlighted_journal/

Global: Zendy Plus annual

Presents the access of premium content as premium feature

Premium Content

Presents the keyphrase highlighting as premium feature

Keyphrase Highlighting

Presents the summarisation as premium feature

Summarisation

Insights

Presents the pdf analysis as premium feature

PDF Analysis

Presents the zaia usage as premium feature

ZAIA

Global: Zendy Tools annual

Global: Zendy Free Plan

Global: Zendy Tools monthly

Global: Zendy Plus monthly

Objectives: To evaluate the Uro-Quick system for detection of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) among nosocomial strains isolated from urine during a 2 months period. Methods:A total of 221 strains collected from nosocomial patients were tested for antibiotic susceptibility by the Uro-Quick system. About 106 cell/ml were used to seed 2.5 ml of broth in vials containing ceftazidime (10 μg/mL) and ceftazidime (10 μg/mL) plus clavulanic acid (10 μg/mL). After incubation the results were plotted as growth curves. All results were confirmed by Kirby-Bauer method. Control strains were included. Results: Using an inoculum of 106 cell/ml the instrument was capable to print out the result after 5 hours of incubation.Among the pathogens studied, 46 strains resulted resistant to ceftazidime (presence of growth).These results were then compared with those obtained with the Kirby-Bauer method, and it was found that among these 46 ceftazidime-resistant clones all were ESBL-producers, even if 12 showed an intermediate, and 12 a susceptible antibiotic phenotype by Kirby-Bauer method. Conclusion: Present findings suggest that Uro-Quick represents a useful technology to detect ESBL-producing strains especially those that required further confirmatory tests for their identification.The period of time needed to achieve the results, in some cases less than 5 hours, might be an advantage over the usual methodologies

Utilizzo del sistema Uro-Quick per l’identificazione rapida di batteri produttori di ß-lattamasi a spettro esteso (ESBL)