Positive extended-spectrum-beta-lactamase (ESBL) screening results may be due to AmpC beta-lactamases more often than to ESBLs

J Clin Microbiol. 2010 Feb;48(2):673-4. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01544-09. Epub 2009 Dec 2.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Bacterial Proteins / analysis*
  • Bacterial Proteins / classification
  • Diagnostic Errors*
  • Enterobacteriaceae / enzymology*
  • Humans
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests / methods*
  • beta-Lactamases / analysis*
  • beta-Lactamases / classification

Substances

  • Bacterial Proteins
  • beta-Lactamases