Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase producers: Detection for the diagnostic laboratory

Background and Objectives: Discovered in 1983, Extended spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) producers are still the leading cause of infections in India. Its prompt detection is crucial to the clinical management. The Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) recommends phenotypic screening and conf...

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Main Authors: Rani Diana Sahni, Dilip Mathai, Thambu David Sudarsanam, V Balaji, K N Brahamadathan, Mary V Jesudasan, M K Lalitha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of Global Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.jgid.org/article.asp?issn=0974-777X;year=2018;volume=10;issue=3;spage=140;epage=146;aulast=Sahni