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extended-spectrum beta-lactamase

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extended-spectrum beta-lactamase
Third generation cephalosporinase Microbiology A beta-lactamase produced by gram-negative enteric bacteria, in particular K pneumoniae and E coli, which are resistant to third-generation cephalosporins. See Third-generation cephalosporin.


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Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamases (ESBLs) are actually enzymes produced by certain types of bacteria, which renders the bacteria resistant to the antibiotics commonly used to treat them.
Antibiotic-Resistant Disease Killing Humans and Swine by Dimitri B / Food/cooking/nutrition community
Risk factors for community-onset urinary tract infections due to Escherichia coli harbouring extended-spectrum beta-lactamases.
Household transmission of carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella ... by Gottesman, Tamar; Agmon, Orly; Shwartz, Oma; Dan, Michael / Emerging Infectious Diseases
Discuss the importance of testing for extended-spectrum beta-lactamase production by Gram-negative bacilli.
Bacterial resistance: how to detect three types by Shima, Susan M.; Donahoe, Lawrence W. / Medical Laboratory Observer
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