CAPE TOWN, South Africa — A biochemical test that can rapidly identify extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacteriaceae in a blood culture is 100% accurate on all fronts, new ...
Extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) have emerged as a major mechanism of resistance among Gram-negative pathogens, notably Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae. These enzymes hydrolyse ...
The recent study by Tamma and colleagues and another from 2012 [1] provide insight on whether beta-lactam/beta-lactamase-inhibitor combination antibiotics (BLBLIs ...