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Performance in detection and reporting beta-lactam resistance phenotypes in Enterobacteriaceae: a nationwide proficiency study in Italian laboratories.
Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease - 1 Aug 2006
Luzzaro Francesco, Gesu Giovanni, Endimiani Andrea, Ortisi Giuseppe, Malandrin Sergio, Pagani Laura, Rossolini Gian Maria
Abstract excerpt
We evaluated the ability of 60 Italian clinical microbiology laboratories in detecting and reporting beta-lactam resistance phenotypes in Enterobacteriaceae. Laboratories received 5 well-characterized isolates producing extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs), 2 hyperproducers of chromosomal en...
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