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Phenotypic methods for screening carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae and assessment of their antimicrobial susceptibility profile.
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - 1 Jan 2000
Silva Danielly da Costa, Rampelotto Roberta Filipini, Lorenzoni Vinícius Victor, Santos Silvana Oliveira Dos, Damer Juliana, Hörner Manfredo, Hörner Rosmari
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INTRODUCTION:: In this study, we used phenotypic methods to screen carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CREs) and evaluated their antimicrobial sensitivity profile. METHODS:: One hundred and seventy-eight CREs were isolated at a university hospital in south Brazil in a one-year period. Samples were assessed using disk diffusion tests with inhibitors of β-lactamases such as phenylboronic acid (AFB),...
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