Evaluation of four methods for detecting the beta-lactamase activity in Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolated in Cuba

Four methods (chromogenic, acidimetric, inhibition, and iodometric) for demonstration of the beta-lactamase production by 70 isolates of Neisseria gonorrhoeae, were evaluated in Cuba. There was 100% correlation between all beta-lactamase methods and the standardized penicillin dilution susceptibilit...

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Main Authors: Rafael Llanes, Miriam González, Isabel Martínez, Jorge Sosa, Daymi Guzmán, Oderay Gutiérrez, Alina Llop, Lizet Sánchez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2003-12-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762003000800020