lactamase

Examples

• All

• Bacterial resistance genes code for beta-lactamases, transferases, and other enzymes that have been customized to interfere with the drugs' actions.

  Academic text (2000)

• Assess characteristics of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in the current study.

  Academic text (2013)

• And what it is, is a penicillin plus a beta lactamase inhibitor.

• A matrix of these structures produces mucopolysaccharide and lactamase.

  Academic text (2002)

• In 1991, Brook et al. published a study of 25 PTA specimens and reported that 13 (52%) grew beta-lactamase-producing organisms.

  Academic text (2005)

• In view of the mixed flora that cause PTA and the increasing number of beta-lactamase-producing microorganisms, the use of antibiotics active against beta-lactamases has become more popular in clinical practice.

  Academic text (2005)

• The bacteria that predominate in sinusitis can resist penicillin by producing beta-lactamase or by altering sites of penicillin binding.

  Academic text (2003)

• The combination covers most respiratory pathogens, including S. pneumoniae and the beta-lactamase-producing organisms Haemophilus influenzae and Moraxella catarrhalis.

  Academic text (2006)

• Indeed, in the United States, almost all M catarrhalis and at least 33% of H influenzae isolates produce beta-lactamase, which undermines the empiric use of drugs such as amoxicillin.

  Academic text (2003)

• Many bacteria produce lactamase to defend themselves against antibiotics like penicillin.

Compounds

B

beta-lactamase

• Specialized

7.8

A substance made by some bacteria that destroys penicillin and helps the bacteria survive antibiotics

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology