Kirby-Bauer disc approximation to detect inducible third-generation cephalosporin resistance in <it>Enterobacteriaceae</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Resistance to <it>β</it>-lactam antibiotics in enteric Gram-negative bacilli may be difficult to detect using standard methods of either Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion (KBDD) or broth dilution for minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC). This difficulty is...

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Main Authors: Zhang Bei, Chesnut Mary, Weissman Scott J, Qin Xuan, Shen Lisong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2004-07-01
Series:Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials
Online Access:http://www.ann-clinmicrob.com/content/3/1/13