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False extended-spectrum beta-lactamase detection in Acinetobacter spp. due to intrinsic susceptibility to clavulanic acid.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 1 Feb 2008
Beceiro A, Fernández-Cuenca F, Ribera A, Martínez-Martínez L, Pascual A, Vila J, Rodríguez-Baño J, Cisneros J M, Pachón J, Bou G
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: There are some reports showing the susceptibility of some strains of Acinetobacter baumannii to the beta-lactamase inhibitor clavulanic acid. To address this issue, we determined the MIC of clavulanic acid for a broad collection of Acinetobacter spp. isolates collected in a multicentre study. In addition, we showed the consequences of this susceptibility to yield false extended-spectrum beta-lactamase...
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