Detection of AmpC β-lactamases production in Acinetobacter species by inhibitor (disk) based & modified three dimensional (enzyme extraction) methods

Indian J Med Res. 2014 Nov;140(5):688-90.

Authors

E Kumar, K Usha, A Chaudhury, B V Ramana¹, D V R Sai Gopal

Affiliation

¹ Department of Microbiology, SV Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati 517 502, Andhra Pradesh, India.

PMID: 25579154
PMCID: PMC4311326

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Acinetobacter / enzymology*
Acinetobacter / pathogenicity
Bacterial Proteins / genetics
Bacterial Proteins / isolation & purification*
Cefoxitin / therapeutic use
Cross Infection / drug therapy
Cross Infection / microbiology*
Disk Diffusion Antimicrobial Tests
Drug Resistance, Bacterial*
Humans
beta-Lactamases / genetics
beta-Lactamases / isolation & purification*

Substances

Bacterial Proteins
Cefoxitin
AmpC beta-lactamases
beta-Lactamases