Article
[Phenotypic detection of resistance mechanisms in gram-positive bacteria].
Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica - 1 Jun 2012
Morosini María Isabel, Cercenado Emilia, Ardanuy Carmen, Torres Carmen
Abstract excerpt
Antimicrobial resistance mechanisms among clinically relevant gram-positive microorganisms can be demonstrated using phenotypic tests that enable the interpretation of underlying mechanisms responsible for the in vitro resistance. The reporting of these mechanisms, either inferred or demonstrated, helps in the adjustment of clinical treatments and the epidemiological follow up of resistance traits. In the present...
Topics
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Bacterial Proteins
- Culture Media
- Drug Resistance, Bacterial
- Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial
- Genes, Bacterial
- Gram-Positive Bacteria
- Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections
- Humans
- Microbial Sensitivity Tests
- Phenotype
- Species Specificity
