microbiological diagnostics

β-Lactamases of Aerobic Gram-Negative Bacteria: Description, Principles of Classification, Methods of Detection and Typing

Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 2001; 3(3):223-242

β-Lactamases are represented by extensive range of genetically and functionally different enzymes that are able to destroy β-lactams that leads to development of resistance to these antibiotics in β-lactamases producing bacteria. Intrinsic production …

Detection of Extended Spectrum β-lactamases by Phenotypic Methods in Gram-negative Bacteria

Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 2001; 3(2):183-189

Production of extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBL) is the one of most widespread and clinically significant mechanism of resistance to modern β-lactams in members of the family Enterobacteriaceae. But the effectiveness of routine methods of …