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beta-lactamase

[¦bād·ə ′lak·tə‚mās]
(microbiology)
A bacterial enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of the lactam ring in some penicillin antibiotics, rendering them ineffective.
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Genotypes of TEM-type and CTX-M-type extended-spectrum b-Lactamases produced by E.
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TEM and SHV genes in extended spectrum b-lactamase producing Klebsiella species & their antimicrobial resistance pattern.
Molecular identification of TEM and SHV genes in extended spectrum beta-lactamase producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiellae pneumoniae isolates in a tertiary care hospital, Bangladesh
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Detection of AmpC b-lactamase producing bacteria isolated in neonatal sepsis
Extended-spectrum b-lactamases in the 21st century: Characterisation, epidemiology and detection of this important resistant threat.
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Molecular characterization of b-lactamase determinants
Resistance of Strains Producing Extended-Spectrum b-lactamases and Genotype Distribution Among Escherichia coli in China
Rapid dissemination and diversity of CTX-M extended-spectrum b-lactamase genes in commensal Escherichia coli isolates from healthy children from low-resource settings in Latin America.
Prevalence and risk factors of fecal carriage of extended-spectrum [beta]-lactamase (ESBL)-producing enterobacteriaceae in hospitalized and ambulatory children/ Cocuklarda genisletilmis spektrumlu beta laktamaz ureten enterobacteriaceae fekal tasiyiciligi prevalansi ve risk faktorleri
Phenotypic detection of carbapenem susceptible metallo B-lactamase producing Gram negative bacilli in the clinical laboratory.
Use of two double disk synergy tests to detect metallo beta lactamases in nonfermenters
catarrhalis often produce an enzyme called B-lactamase that render many antibiotics, including amoxicillin, penicillin, and several cephalosporin antibiotics, inactive.
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Objective: Fast detection of b-lactamase (bla) genes can minimize the spread of antibiotic resistance.
Why cannot a b-lactamase gene be detected using an efficient molecular diagnostic method?
Carbapenem-resistant strain of Klebsiella oxytocaharboring carbapenem-hydrolyzing b-lactamase KPC-2.
Metallo-beta-lactamase producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae: A rising threat for hospitalized children
Variations in the prevalence of strains expressing an extended-spectrum b-lactamase phenotype and characterization of isolates from Europe, the Americas, and the Western Pacific region.
Characterization of TEM-, SHV-, CTX- and AmpC-type [beta]-lactamases from cephalosporin resistant Escherichia coli isolates from Northwest of Iran

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