Evaluation of sensitivity and specificity of Hodge Test in diagnosis of carbapenem resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates

Introduction: Carbapenem is the last defensive line against gram negative bacterial infections that are resistant to extended spectrum antibiotics. Hence, using a proper method for determining the production of carbapenemase enzyme which controls the infection factors resistant to carbapenem antibio...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Rahbar, Masoud Hajia, Mohammad Farzanehkhah, Bahareh Hajihashemi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Isfahan 2013-01-01
Series:Biological Journal of Microorganism
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Online Access:http://uijs.ui.ac.ir/bjm/browse.php?a_id=94&slc_lang=fa&sid=1&ftxt=1