Performance of Quantification of Modified Hodge Test: An Evaluation with Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae Isolates

Modified Hodge Test (MHT) has been suggested as screening tests for carbapenemases, but concerns regarding its difficult interpretation and common false-positive results obtained in the presence of other β-lactamases have been noted. This study aimed to quantify the enhanced growth formed by the ind...

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Main Authors: Vanessa Bley Ribeiro, Adriano Rostirolla Linhares, Alexandre P. Zavascki, Afonso Luis Barth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/139305