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Published on: May 28, 2012
Comparison of phenotypic tests for detecting BKC-1-producing Enterobacteriaceae isolates
Willames M B S Martins1, Jhonatha R Cordeiro-Moura1, Ana C Ramos1
1Laboratório Alerta, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Escola Paulista de Medicina/Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Abstract:
Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae may exhibit in vitro susceptibility to carbapenems, especially those producing weak carbapenemases. Routine clinical laboratories have employed phenotypic tests for screening such isolates. BKC-1 is a recently reported carbapenemase that shows weak carbapenemase activity. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the behavior of distinct phenotypic methods against BKC-1-producing Enterobacteriaceae.

