A rapid and simple method to detect ESBL in Enterobacter cloacae based on MIC of cefepime

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 de...

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Main Authors: Marina de Souza Bastos, Thatiany Cevallos Menegucci, Rafael Renato Brondani Moreira, Lourdes Botelho Garcia, Celso Luiz Cardoso, Maria Cristina Bronharo Tognim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2015-04-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822015000200208&lng=en&tlng=en