Rapid Detection of Plasmid AmpC Beta-Lactamases by a Flow Cytometry Assay

• Main Authors: Inês Martins-Oliveira (Author), Blanca Pérez-Viso (Author), Ana Silva-Dias (Author), Rosário Gomes (Author), Luísa Peixe (Author), Ângela Novais (Author), Rafael Cantón (Author), Cidália Pina-Vaz (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Plasmidic AmpC (pAmpC) enzymes are responsible for the hydrolysis of extended-spectrum cephalosporins but they are not routinely investigated in many clinical laboratories. Phenotypic assays, currently the reference methods, are cumbersome and culture dependent. These methods compare the activity of...