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. 1982 Jun;21(6):993–994. doi: 10.1128/aac.21.6.993

Failure of Padac Test Strips to Detect Staphylococcal β-Lactamase

John P Anhalt 1, Robert Nelson 1
PMCID: PMC182059  PMID: 6981377

Abstract

Padac test strips failed to detect the production of β-lactamase by 10 strains of penicillin-resistant staphylococci.

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