Detection of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamases (ESBLs) and AmpC in Class A and Class B Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacterales

ABSTRACT In carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales (CPE) additional β-lactam resistance mechanisms such as extended-spectrum-β-lactamases (ESBL) and/or AmpC-β-lactamases are generally difficult to detect by phenotypical methods. Recently, a modified version of the CLSI ESBL confirmatory combinatio...

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Main Authors: Frank Imkamp, Natalia Kolesnik-Goldmann, Elias Bodendoerfer, Reinhard Zbinden, Stefano Mancini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2022-12-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.02137-22