Comparison of the E test and microdilution for detection of beta-lactam-resistant mutants that are stably derepressed for type I beta-lactamase.

doi:10.1128/jcm.30.1.214-215.1992

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Comparison of the E test and microdilution for detection of beta-lactam-resistant mutants that are stably derepressed for type I beta-lactamase.

Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Jan 1992

Knapp C C, Washington J A

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The activities of cefotaxime, ceftazidime, piperacillin, and aztreonam were compared in the E test and broth microdilution test against 30 gram-negative bacterial mutants derepressed for type I beta-lactamases. The results demonstrated complete agreement between 24-h MICs of 80 to 83% and essenti...

Topics

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Colony Count, Microbial
Enzyme Repression
Enzyme Stability
Gram-Negative Bacteria
Humans
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Mutation
Penicillinase
beta-Lactams

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