Abstract
Rapid detection of metallo-β-lactamase (MBL)-producing gram-negative bacilli is necessary to prevent their dissemination. The method using a disk with imipenem plus 750 μg of EDTA differentiated all MBL-producing pseudomonads, and the sensitivity and specificity for acinetobacters were 95.7 and 91.0%, respectively. The imipenem-EDTA disks were stable for 12 and 16 weeks at 4 and -20°C, respectively.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 3798-3801 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of Clinical Microbiology |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2002 Oct 1 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Microbiology (medical)
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Yong, D., Lee, K., Yum, J. H., Shin, H. B., Rossolini, G. M., & Chong, Y. (2002). Imipenem-EDTA disk method for differentiation of metallo-β-lactamase-producing clinical isolates of Pseudomonas spp. and Acinetobacter spp. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 40(10), 3798-3801. https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.40.10.3798-3801.2002