Open AccessModified Hodge test: A useful and the low-cost phenotypic method for detection of carbapenemase producers in Enterobacteriaceae members
Author(s) -
Venkataramana Kandi,
Ratna Rao,
CH V Sharada,
MA Kareem,
L Rajashekar Reddy,
RK Mani
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of natural science, biology and medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.236
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 2229-7707
pISSN - 0976-9668
DOI - 10.4103/0976-9668.117009
Subject(s) - enterobacteriaceae , enterobacter , citrobacter , antibiotic resistance , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , antibiogram , citrobacter freundii , antimicrobial , drug resistance , antibiotics , veterinary medicine , medicine , escherichia coli , biochemistry , gene
The global spread of antimicrobial resistance has acquired greater significance in the public health perspective. Drug resistance has posed a threat for the management of various hospital-acquired infections (HAI). For bacteria producing extended spectrum ß lactamase, carbapenems are the drug of choice. However, treatment failures are still a cause of concern due to carbapenemase producers.