Evaluation of the β-Lacta Test for Detection of Extended-Spectrum-β-Lactamase (ESBL)-Producing Organisms Directly from Positive Blood Cultures by Use of Smudge Plates

J Clin Microbiol. 2017 Dec;55(12):3560-3562. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01354-17. Epub 2017 Oct 11.
No abstract available

Keywords: ESBL; antimicrobial resistance; beta-lactamases; blood culture; cephalosporin resistance.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
  • Bacteriological Techniques / methods
  • Blood / microbiology*
  • Cephalosporin Resistance / drug effects
  • Cephalosporins / pharmacology*
  • Enterobacteriaceae / drug effects*
  • Enterobacteriaceae / enzymology
  • Enterobacteriaceae / isolation & purification
  • Enterobacteriaceae Infections / microbiology*
  • Humans
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests / methods*
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests / standards
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization / methods
  • beta-Lactamases / genetics
  • beta-Lactamases / metabolism*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Cephalosporins
  • beta-Lactamases