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Review
. 2000 Aug;37(4):293-5.
doi: 10.1016/s0732-8893(00)00152-8.

Laboratory detection of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs)--the need for a reliable, reproducible method

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Laboratory detection of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs)--the need for a reliable, reproducible method

S Y Essack. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2000 Aug.

Abstract

A reason for the under-recognition of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-mediated resistance has been the lack of a convenient and sensitive method for recognising ESBL-producing strains. This paper reviews the relative merits and demerits of various methods used.

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