Polymyxin B Etest Fails to Distinguish Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae with Elevated Polymyxin B MICs

BACKGROUND: Polymyxins are being revitalized to combat carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE). However, evaluating the activity of these agents by traditional broth dilution methods is not practical for busy clinical laboratories. We compared polymyxin B (PMB) activity utilizing two quantitat...

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Autores principales: Kulengowski, Brandon, Brignola, Matthew, Gallagher, Chanah, Rutter, W Cliff, Ribes, Julie A, Burgess, David S
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5631111/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx163.1567

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5631111/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx163.1567

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