… beta-lactamases, and is now an increasing problem, especially in Enterobacteriaceae.
Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (… , narrow-spectrum and extended-spectrum cephalosporins, …

… Our data supports urgent need for regular screening and surveillance for these organisms
(… However, our data supports an urgent need for regular screening and surveillance for these …

… reported from the SENTRY surveillance program in 2001, in … grow aerobically: approved
standard—supplementary tables… expressing an extended-spectrum b-lactamase phenotype and …

… coli in diseases such as IAI has remained relatively constant, its overall susceptibility to
antibiotics has decreased, as the incidence of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) …

… vigilant about identifying them both in patient isolates and through surveillance studies. …
to hydrolyse expanded spectrum β-lactam antibiotics, and inhibition by β-lactamase inhibitors, …

… Extended spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) are defined as enzymes produced by
certain … extended spectrum cephalosporin. They are therefore effective against beta-lactam …

The spread of extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) in nosocomial and community-acquired
enterobacteria is an important challenge for clinicians as the therapeutic options for …

… ESBL-E surveillance has been carried out since 2002 by the French surveillance network …
obtained significant curbing of incidence, with a regular decrease in the number of infections […

… Randeggar and Haechler developed a technique using real-time PCR monitored with …
surface of the susceptibility plate is inoculated by standard methods for disk diffusion testing, but …

… the β-lactam ring of such antibiotics (1). Various types of β-lactamases can confer resistance
to expanded-spectrum … β-lactamases, extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs), metallo-β-…