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A SIMPLE INEXPENSIVE METHOD FOR THE DETECTION OF B-LACTAMASE IN MICRO-ORGANISMS

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Title: A SIMPLE INEXPENSIVE METHOD FOR THE DETECTION OF B-LACTAMASE IN MICRO-ORGANISMS

Authors: S. Hafiz , B. Farooqi , S. Punjwani , Samina Rajan , M. Sarwar 

Journal: Journal of Pakistan Medical Association

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Publisher: Pakistan Medical Association.

Country: Pakistan

Year: 1987

Volume: 37

Issue: 7

Language: English

Categories
Beta-Lactamase (4) Microbiology (14542) Laboratory Techniques (11) Antibiotic Resistance (494)

Abstract

Abstract


This describes a simple reliable and reproducible method for detecting B.lactamase production in micro-organisms. It involves impregnating starch paper in a solution of penicillin and placing two or three colonies of organisms to be tested, incubated for 30 minutes and flooded with iodine. The test is completed in 30 minutes which is helpful in the management of a patient

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