Performance of Phenotypic Tests to Detect β-Lactamases in a Population of β-Lactamase Coproducing <i>Enterobacteriaceae</i> Isolates

Abstract

Objectives This study aimed to evaluate the performance of routinely used phenotypic tests to detect β-lactamase production in isolates coproducing multiple β-lactamase types.

Keywords

• AmpC β-lactamases
• β-lactamase coproducers
• carbapenemases
• Enterobacteriaceae
• extended spectrum β-lactamases (ESBL)
• phenotypic tests
• Sri Lanka