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

DERBYSHIRE, H, KAY, Gemma, EVANS, K, VAUGHAN, C, KAVURI, U and WINSTANLEY, T (2009). A simple disc diffusion method for detecting AmpC and extended-spectrum beta-lactamases in clinical isolates of Enterobacteriaceae. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 63 (3), 497-501.

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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: Article
Research Institute, Centre or Group - Does NOT include content added after October 2018: Biomedical Research Centre
Identification Number: https://doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkn535
Page Range: 497-501
Depositing User: Rebecca Jones
Date Deposited: 19 Sep 2012 14:38
Last Modified: 18 Mar 2021 10:00
URI: https://shura.shu.ac.uk/id/eprint/4373

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