Article
A complex mutant of TEM-1 beta-lactamase with mutations encountered in both IRT-4 and extended-spectrum TEM-15, produced by an Escherichia coli clinical isolate.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Jun 1997
Sirot D, Recule C, Chaibi E B, Bret L, Croize J, Chanal-Claris C, Labia R, Sirot J
Abstract excerpt
Escherichia coli GR102 was isolated from feces of a leukemic patient. It expressed different levels of resistance to amoxicillin or ticarcillin plus clavulanate and to the various cephalosporins tested. The double-disk synergy test was weakly positive. Production of a beta-lactamase with a pI of...
Topics
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Conjugation, Genetic
- Escherichia coli
- Humans
- Isoelectric Focusing
- Kinetics
- Microbial Sensitivity Tests
- Mutation
- Phenotype
- beta-Lactam Resistance
- beta-Lactamases
