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[Evaluation of phenotypic methods for the detection of KPC carbapenemases in Klebsiella pneumoniae].
Revista Argentina de microbiologia - 1 Jan 2000
Nicola Federico G, Nievas Jimena, Smayevsky Jorgelina
Abstract excerpt
We evaluated phenotypic methods for the detection of kPc carbapenemases in 44 clinical isolates of K. pneumoniae having reduced susceptibility to carbapenems, 30 of which were kPc-positive and 14 kPc-negative. Both the agar dilution and disk diffusion methods were performed for imipenem, meropenem and ertapenem. The following phenotypic methods were assayed: the double disk synergy test, using boronic acid or...
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