beta-Lactamases of Branhamella catarrhalis and their inhibition by clavulanic acid

Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1982 Mar;21(3):506-8. doi: 10.1128/AAC.21.3.506.

Abstract

Three of four clinical isolates of Branhamella catarrhalis from Belgium produced a beta-lactamase identical to enzymes previously reported to occur in French and British isolates of this organism. One strain, however, produced a new type of beta-lactamase. Both beta-lactamase types were readily inhibited by low concentrations of clavulanic acid.

MeSH terms

  • Aerobiosis
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
  • Clavulanic Acid
  • Isoelectric Focusing
  • Neisseria / enzymology*
  • beta-Lactamase Inhibitors
  • beta-Lactamases / metabolism*
  • beta-Lactams / pharmacology

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • beta-Lactamase Inhibitors
  • beta-Lactams
  • Clavulanic Acid
  • beta-Lactamases