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A rapid and simple method to detect ESBL in Enterobacter cloacae based on MIC of cefepime.
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - 1 Jan 2000
Bastos Marina de Souza, Menegucci Thatiany Cevallos, Moreira Rafael Renato Brondani, Garcia Lourdes Botelho, Cardoso Celso Luiz, Tognim Maria Cristina Bronharo
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INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study was to identify a rapid and simple phenotypic method for extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) detection in Enterobacter cloacae. METHODS: A total of 79 consecutive, non-repeated samples of E. cloacae were evaluated. Four phenotypic methods were applied for ESBL detection, results were compared to multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) as the gold standard reference method:...
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