A Combined Phenotypic-Genotypic Predictive Algorithm for In Vitro Detection of Bicarbonate: β-Lactam Sensitization among Methicillin-Resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> (MRSA)

• Main Authors: Selvi C. Ersoy (Author), Warren E. Rose (Author), Robin Patel (Author), Richard A. Proctor (Author), Henry F. Chambers (Author), Ewan M. Harrison (Author), Youngju Pak (Author), Arnold S. Bayer (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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Antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) is routinely used to establish predictive antibiotic resistance metrics to guide the treatment of bacterial pathogens. Recently, a novel phenotype termed "bicarbonate (NaHCO₃)-responsiveness" was identified in a relatively h...