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Effect of β-lactamase production and β-lactam instability on MIC testing results for Mycobacterium abscessus.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 1 Nov 2017
Rominski Anna, Schulthess Bettina, Müller Daniel M, Keller Peter M, Sander Peter
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Limited treatment options available for Mycobacterium abscessus infections include the parenteral β-lactam antibiotics cefoxitin and imipenem, which show moderate in vitro activity. Other β-lactam antibiotics (except meropenem) have no considerable in vitro activity, due to their rapid hydrolysis by a broad-spectrum β-lactamase (Bla_Mab). We here addressed the impact of β-lactamase production and...
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