TY - JOUR
T1 - Imipenem-EDTA disk method for differentiation of metallo-β-lactamase-producing clinical isolates of Pseudomonas spp. and Acinetobacter spp.
AU - Yong, Dongeun
AU - Lee, Kyungwon
AU - Yum, Jong Hwa
AU - Shin, Hee Bong
AU - Rossolini, Gian Maria
AU - Chong, Yunsop
PY - 2002/10/1
Y1 - 2002/10/1
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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U2 - 10.1128/JCM.40.10.3798-3801.2002
DO - 10.1128/JCM.40.10.3798-3801.2002
M3 - Article
C2 - 12354884
AN - SCOPUS:0036791235
VL - 40
SP - 3798
EP - 3801
JO - Journal of Clinical Microbiology
JF - Journal of Clinical Microbiology
SN - 0095-1137
IS - 10
ER -