Double disks synergy test (DDST) and combined disks test (CD) were evaluated to predict the presence of metallo-β-lactamase in 70 Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates recovered from cystic fibrosis and non-cystic fibrosis patients. DDST(CAZ-EDTA 1 cm) and CD(IMP-EDTA) tests showed the best accuracy (94.3%). Furthermore, for other combinations, accuracy unsatisfactory was obtained.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The prevalence of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) in Enterobacter cloacae remains unclear in Taiwan. This study was conducted to investigate the prevalence of ESBL-producing E. cloacae in Taiwan. METHODS 116 clinical isolates of E. cloacae were tested for cefepime susceptibility. Isolates with a minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) of > or = 0.25 microg/mL f...

The recent increase in gram-negative bacteria coproducing multiple classes of β-lactamases has made it difficult to accurately identify metallo-β-lactamase (MBL) producers. In the present study, six methods for detecting MBL producers were compared using 56 gram-negative bacterial isolates that produce various β-lactamases. Sodium mercaptoacetic acid (SMA) and EDTA were used as inhibitors for a...

Objective: The aim of the study is to determine Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamases (ESBLs) by three different phenotypic methods Escherichia coli (E. coli) strains that isolated from various clinical samples. 
 Methods: A total 93 E. samples were hospitalized patients. Antibiotic susceptibility tests done automated system Phoenix 100 (Becton Dickinson, Sparks, MD, USA). ESBL production was tes...

OBJECTIVE The emergence of ESBL producing Enterobacter cloacae in clinical isolates is posing a serious threat for treating nosocomial infections. The aim of the study was to determine the frequency of extended spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) producing Enterobacter cloacae and to compare the phenotypic methods used for the characterization of ESBL producing strains. METHODOLOGY This cross section...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate concurrent validity between the Korean-Ages and Stages Questionnaires (K-ASQ) and the Denver Developmental Screening Test II (DDST II), and to evaluate the validity of the K-ASQ as a screening tool for detecting developmental delay of Korean children. METHOD A retrospective chart review was done to examine concurrent validity of the screening potentials for developmental...

INTRODUCTION The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of developmental problems and relationship with sociodemographic variables in a community sample of young children. METHODS Participants included 1000 children (558 males, 442 females, age range 1-48 months, mean 18.4 months, SD 7.8 months). Children were referred generally by their parents for developmental evaluation and c...

AIM To determine the predictive value of plasma and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) and interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta) concentrations on the outcome of hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE) in full term infants. METHODS Thirty term infants with HIE were included in the study. HIE was classified according to the criteria of Sarnat and Sarnat. Blood and CSF w...

Software testing evaluates the correctness of a program's implementation through a test suite. The quality of a test case or suite is assessed with a coverage metric indicating what percentage of a program's structure was exercised (covered) during execution. Coverage of every execution path is impossible due to infeasible paths and loops that result in an exponential or infinite number of path...