New Delhi Metallo-Beta-Lactamase–Producing Enterobacteriaceae
New Delhi Metallo-Beta-Lactamase–Producing Enterobacteriaceae
The Modified Hodge test (MHT), which is recommended by Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute as a confirmatory test for carbapenemase production, was performed for each strain with 10-μg disks containing meropenem and ertapenem (Becton-Dickinson, Sparks, MD, USA). K. pneumoniae ATCC BAA-1705 and BAA-1706 were used as positive and negative controls, respectively.
Modified Hodge Test
The Modified Hodge test (MHT), which is recommended by Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute as a confirmatory test for carbapenemase production, was performed for each strain with 10-μg disks containing meropenem and ertapenem (Becton-Dickinson, Sparks, MD, USA). K. pneumoniae ATCC BAA-1705 and BAA-1706 were used as positive and negative controls, respectively.
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