| Literature DB >> 18550317 |
Kyeong Seob Shin1, Bo Ra Son, Seung Bok Hong, Jungmin Kim.
Abstract
We evaluated novel and simple dipicolinic acid (DPA)-based phenotypic screening methods to detect metallo-beta-lactamase (MBL)-producing isolates: DPA disk synergy tests and DPA-based disk tests (DPA-imipenem, DPA-meropenem, or DPA-ceftazidime disk tests). Upon testing these methods on 79 MBL-producing and 95 MBL-nonproducing isolates of Pseudomonas spp. and Acinetobacter spp., their specificity and sensitivity were superior or comparable with those of the EDTA-based phenotypic screening methods.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18550317 DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2008.04.015
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis ISSN: 0732-8893 Impact factor: 2.803