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A simple disc diffusion method for detecting AmpC and extended-spectrum -lactamases in clinical isolates of Enterobacteriaceae

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Derbyshire, H., Kay, Gemma L., Evans, K., Vaughan, C., Kavuri, U. and Winstanley, T. (2009) A simple disc diffusion method for detecting AmpC and extended-spectrum -lactamases in clinical isolates of Enterobacteriaceae. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 63 (3). pp. 497-501. doi:10.1093/jac/dkn535

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Abstract

Background: We sought to determine whether extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) and AmpC β-lactamases (derepressed and inducible), alone and in combination, could be detected in unidentified members of the Enterobacteriaceae using a simple, overnight disc diffusion test.

Methods: The genetic basis of antibiotic resistance in cephalosporin-resistant wild-type (n = 140) and culture collection (n = 140) isolates of Enterobacteriaceae was determined using PCR. A scheme for detecting these resistance mechanisms phenotypically was devised using five antibiotic discs: cefpodoxime ± clavulanate; cefepime ± clavulanate and cefoxitin.

Results and conclusions: AmpC β-lactamases (derepressed and inducible) and ESBLs, alone and in combination, could reliably be detected using a disc diffusion method. ESBLs alone could be detected on the basis of a difference of >5 mm between cefpodoxime/clavulanate and cefpodoxime (10 µg) discs. ESBLs, in the presence of AmpC β-lactamases, could be detected using a difference of >5 mm between cefepime/clavulanate and cefepime (30 µg) discs. AmpC β-lactamases could be detected using a difference of >14 mm between cefepime/clavulanate and cefpodoxime/clavulanate discs. Inducible AmpC β-lactamases could be discerned by observing the blunting of the cefpodoxime or cefpodoxime/clavulanate zones in proximity to cefoxitin (30 µg) discs.

Item Type: Journal Article
Divisions: Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Biomedical Sciences > Microbiology & Infection
Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Biomedical Sciences > Translational & Experimental Medicine
Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School
Journal or Publication Title: Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISSN: 0305-7453
Official Date: 2009
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2009Published
Volume: 63
Number: 3
Page Range: pp. 497-501
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkn535
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
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