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Otago Diagnostic Laboratories' (ODL) Method for the detection of beta-lactamases in Enterobacteriaceae.
Pathology - 1 Oct 2005
Han C T W, Parnell K D, Chiew Y F, Lin J Y H, Turner P, Wilson A S, Davies J D, Robinson J A, de Ruyter A M, Thompson K M, Moodie J A, Johnstone M C
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AIM: The rapid evolvement of beta-lactamases in Enterobacteriaceae is an important concern and the clinical microbiology laboratory is required to detect them, where possible, using a rapid, reliable, simple and low cost methodology. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A disc diffusion method using NCCLS breakpoints, Jarlier's principle and cefoxitin test for AmpC was carried out. It incorporated seven antimicrobial discs in...
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