Kirby-Bauer disc approximation to detect inducible third-generation cephalosporin resistance in <it>Enterobacteriaceae</it>

• Main Authors: Zhang Bei (Author), Chesnut Mary (Author), Weissman Scott J (Author), Qin Xuan (Author), Shen Lisong (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2004-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Resistance to <it>β</it>-lactam antibiotics in enteric Gram-negative bacilli may be difficult to detect using standard methods of either Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion (KBDD) or broth dilution for minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC). This difficulty is...