Article
A comparison of the mechanisms of decreased susceptibility of aztreonam-resistant and ceftazidime-resistant Enterobacteriaceae.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 1 Dec 1990
Piddock L J, Traynor E A, Wise R
Abstract excerpt
Twenty five strains of Enterobacteriaceae (five each of Enterobacter cloacae, Citrobacter freundii, Serratia marcescens, Morganella morganii and Providencia stuartii) were exposed to aztreonam and ceftazidime at 1/2 and 1 x MIC in liquid medium for 22 h, and also to 3, 5 and 10 x MIC and 16 mg/l...
Topics
- Aztreonam
- Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins
- Ceftazidime
- Culture Media
- Drug Resistance, Microbial
- Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel
- Enterobacteriaceae
- Microbial Sensitivity Tests
- Molecular Weight
- Mutation
- Phenotype
- beta-Lactamases