Prevalence of Newer β-Lactamases in Gram-Negative Clinical Isolates Collected in the United States from 2001 to 2002

ABSTRACT Newer β-lactamases such as extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs), transferable AmpC β-lactamases, and carbapenemases are associated with laboratory testing problems of false susceptibility that can lead to inappropriate therapy for infected patients. Because there appears to be a lack of a...

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Main Authors: Ellen Smith Moland, Nancy D. Hanson, Jennifer Ann Black, Ashfaque Hossain, Wonkeun Song, Kenneth S. Thomson
Format: Artigo
Language:English
Published: 2006
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.00756-06
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