Early detection of extended-spectrum β-lactamase from blood culture positive for an Enterobacteriaceae using βLACTA test
Bacterial pellets from Enterobacteriaceae positive blood cultures prepared using ammonium chloride were tested for rapid detection of β-lactamase using the commercial βLACTA test and read after 30 minutes. During 7 months, 137 bacterial pellets were tested prospectively. βLACTA test exhibited a sens...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2015-11-01
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| Series: | New Microbes and New Infections |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2052297515000463 |