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Characterization of clinical isolates of Enterobacteriaceae from Italy by the BD Phoenix extended-spectrum beta-lactamase detection method.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Apr 2003
Sanguinetti Maurizio, Posteraro Brunella, Spanu Teresa, Ciccaglione Daniela, Romano Lucio, Fiori Barbara, Nicoletti Giuseppe, Zanetti Stefania, Fadda Giovanni
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Production of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) is an important mechanism of beta-lactam resistance in Enterobacteriaceae: Identification of ESBLs based on phenotypic tests is the strategy most commonly used in clinical microbiology laboratories. The Phoenix ESBL test (BD Diagnostic Syste...
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