Ceftazidime resistance in Hafnia alvei.
Two morphotypes of Hafnia alvei differed in their susceptibilities to beta-lactam antibiotics. Both produced an inducible Bush group 1 beta-lactamase. Hyperinducibility of this enzyme was associated with reduced susceptibility in one morphotype.
Thomson
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KS
Department of Medical Microbiology, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska 68178.
Sanders
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CC
Washington
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JA
D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D002442:Ceftazidime / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000201:enzymology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010405:Penicillinase / Q000096:biosynthesis; D012703:Serotyping; D065093:beta-Lactamase Inhibitors
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D065093:beta-Lactamase Inhibitors; D002442:Ceftazidime; D010405:Penicillinase