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Performance of the Phoenix bacterial identification system compared with disc diffusion methods for identifying extended-spectrum beta-lactamase, AmpC and KPC producers.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 Jun 2009
Fisher Mark A, Stamper Paul D, Hujer Kristine M, Love Zachary, Croft Ann, Cohen Samuel, Bonomo Robert A, Carroll Karen C, Petti Cathy A
Abstract excerpt
Phenotypic identification of AmpC, KPC and extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) among members of the Enterobacteriaceae remains challenging. This study compared the Phoenix Automated Microbiology System (BD Diagnostics) with the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute confirmatory method...
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