Improving turnaround time for identifying extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae: experience with the BD Phoenix automated system

J Med Microbiol. 2011 May;60(Pt 5):679-680. doi: 10.1099/jmm.0.022285-0. Epub 2011 Jan 13.

Authors

Massin Lebitasy¹, Te-Din Huang¹, Hector Rodriguez-Villalobos¹, Anne Simon¹

Affiliation

¹ Laboratory of Microbiology, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL), 1200 Brussels, Belgium.

PMID: 21233294
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.022285-0

No abstract available

Publication types

Evaluation Study
Letter

MeSH terms

Algorithms
Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination / pharmacology
Automation, Laboratory
Bacteriological Techniques
Cephalosporins / pharmacology
Escherichia coli / drug effects
Escherichia coli / enzymology*
Escherichia coli / isolation & purification*
Humans
Klebsiella pneumoniae / drug effects
Klebsiella pneumoniae / enzymology*
Klebsiella pneumoniae / isolation & purification*
Microbial Sensitivity Tests / methods*
Time Factors
beta-Lactamases / biosynthesis*

Substances

Cephalosporins
Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination
beta-Lactamases