Ontology highlight
ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Morosini MI
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3993668 | biostudies-literature | 2014 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Morosini María Isabel MI García-Castillo María M Tato Marta M Gijón Desirèe D Valverde Aránzazu A Ruiz-Garbajosa Patricia P Cantón Rafael R
Journal of clinical microbiology 20140226 5
The chromogenic βLacta test developed for the rapid detection of β-lactamase-hydrolyzing extended-spectrum cephalosporins in Enterobacteriaceae revealed good performance with extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) producers (97.5% true-positive results). However, false-negative results occurred with chromosomal AmpC hyperproducers and plasmid AmpC producers, whereas uninterpretable results were mostly due to VIM-1 carbapenemase producers and possibly low levels of expressed ESBLs. ...[more]