[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of a diagnostic flow chart for detection and confirmation of extended spectrum β-lactamases (ESBL) in Enterobacteriaceae

S Polsfuss, GV Bloemberg, J Giger, V Meyer… - Clinical microbiology …, 2012 - Elsevier
This study aimed to develop a modular, diagnostic algorithm for extended spectrum β-
lactamase (ESBL) detection in Enterobacteriaceae. Clinical Enterobacteriaceae strains (n …

[PDF][PDF] Assessment of antibiotics susceptibility profiles of some selected clinical isolates from laboratories in Nigeria

AO Nkang, IO Okonko, OK Mejeha… - … of Microbiology and …, 2009 - researchgate.net
Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes. The
species level identification was then carried out by standard biochemical test and by …

Comparison of Phoenix and VITEK 2 Extended-Spectrum-β-Lactamase Detection Tests for Analysis of Escherichia coli and Klebsiella Isolates with Well …

KS Thomson, NE Cornish, SG Hong… - Journal of clinical …, 2007 - Am Soc Microbiol
The VITEK 2 and Phoenix extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) detection systems, which
comprise confirmatory tests and expert systems, were evaluated for their ability to …

Antibiogram of clinical isolates from a hospital in Nigeria

CB Chikere, BO Chikere, VT Omoni - African Journal of Biotechnology, 2008 - ajol.info
Antibiogram of clinical isolates from four wards in a government hospital in Port Harcourt,
Nigeria was investigated. Swab and air samples were obtained from patients, personnel …

[PDF][PDF] Detection of plasmid-mediated AmpC beta-lactamases in clinically significant bacterial isolates in a research institute hospital in Egypt

N Fam, D Gamal, M El Said, L Aboul-Fadl… - Life Science …, 2013 - researchgate.net
Plasmid-mediated AmpC beta-lactamases (pAmpCs) are cephalosporinases that hydrolyze
cephamycins as well as other extended-spectrum cephalosporins and are poorly inhibited …

Microbiological screening is necessary to distinguish carriers of plasmid-mediated AmpC beta-lactamase-producing enterobacteriaceae and extended-spectrum beta …

A Conen, R Frei, H Adler, M Dangel, CA Fux… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Objectives Plasmid-mediated AmpC beta-lactamase-producing (pAmpC)
Enterobacteriaceae are increasing worldwide, difficult to identify and often confounded with …

[DOC][DOC] Bacteriology and antibiotic sensitivity patterns of urinary tract infections in a tertiary hospital in Bangladesh

MI Majumder, T Ahmed, D Hossain… - Mymensingh Med …, 2014 - researchgate.net
Urinary tract infection (UTI) is common bacterial infection in mankind. The changing
antimicrobial sensitivity in UTI demands use of appropriate antibiotics. This prospective …

Comparative genomics of an IncA/C multidrug resistance plasmid from Escherichia coli and Klebsiella isolates from intensive care unit patients and the utility of whole …

TH Hazen, LC Zhao, MA Boutin, A Stancil… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2014 - Am Soc Microbiol
The IncA/C plasmids have been implicated for their role in the dissemination of β-
lactamases, including gene variants that confer resistance to expanded-spectrum …

Prevalence of plasmid-mediated ampC genes in clinical isolates of Enterobacteriaceae from Cairo, Egypt

N Fam, D Gamal, ME Said… - British …, 2013 - journal.repositoryarticle.com
Aims: To determine the prevalence of acquired pAmpCs in clinically important and relevant
enterobacterial species and to characterize the molecular types of pAmpC present in our …

Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolate Producing at Least Eight Different β-Lactamases, Including AmpC and KPC β-Lactamases

ES Moland, SG Hong, KS Thomson… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2007 - Am Soc Microbiol
Reports of the production of multiple-lactamases in a single gram-negative pathogen are
increasing (1, 2, 6). Isolates of Klebsiella species producing KPC-2, SHV extended-spectrum …