beta-Lactamases

"beta-Lactamases" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Enzymes found in many bacteria which catalyze the hydrolysis of the amide bond in the beta-lactam ring. Well known antibiotics destroyed by these enzymes are penicillins and cephalosporins.

Descriptor ID	D001618
MeSH Number(s)	D08.811.277.087.180
Concept/Terms	beta-Lactamases beta-Lactamases beta Lactamases beta-Lactamase beta Lactamase

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Enzymes and Coenzymes [D08]
Enzymes [D08.811]
Hydrolases [D08.811.277]
Amidohydrolases [D08.811.277.087]
beta-Lactamases [D08.811.277.087.180]

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2008	0	1	1
2009	3	0	3
2010	1	0	1
2011	2	0	2
2012	0	1	1
2013	1	1	2
2014	1	0	1
2016	1	0	1
2018	2	0	2
2020	1	2	3
2021	0	1	1
2022	0	1	1
2023	0	1	1
2025	1	0	1

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Eickhoff MJ, Brown AP, Muenks CE, Porter ML, Ali M, Uddin I, Hussain T, Yarbrough ML, Dumm RE. Evaluation of expert rules for carbapenemase class identification in Enterobacterales isolates using the VITEK2 susceptibility testing platform. J Clin Microbiol. 2025 Oct 08; 63(10):e0076925.

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Jang H, Song J, Kim S, Byun JH, Lee KG, Park KH, Woo E, Lim EK, Jung J, Kang T. ANCA: artificial nucleic acid circuit with argonaute protein for one-step isothermal detection of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Nat Commun. 2023 12 05; 14(1):8033.

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Bonardi S, Cabassi CS, Fiaccadori E, Cavirani S, Parisi A, Bacci C, Lamperti L, Rega M, Conter M, Marra F, Crippa C, Gambi L, Spadini C, Iannarelli M, Paladini C, Filippin N, Pasquali F. Detection of carbapenemase- and ESBL-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae from bovine bulk milk and comparison with clinical human isolates in Italy. Int J Food Microbiol. 2023 Feb 16; 387:110049.

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Jimenez A, Fennie K, Munoz-Price LS, Ibrahimou B, Pekovic V, Abbo LM, Martinez O, Rosello G, Sposato K, Doi Y, Trepka MJ. Duration of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriales carriage among ICU patients in Miami, FL: A retrospective cohort study. Am J Infect Control. 2021 10; 49(10):1281-1286.

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Jimenez A, Fennie K, Munoz-Price LS, Ibrahimou B, Abbo LM, Martinez O, Sposato K, Doi Y, Trepka MJ. Risk factors for the development of infections associated with carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae among previously colonized patients: A retrospective cohort study. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2021 06; 42(6):763-766.

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Bashawri YM, Robins P, Cooper DM, McDonald JE, Jones DL, Williams AP. Impact of Sediment Concentration on the Survival of Wastewater-Derived blaCTX-M-15-Producing E. coli, and the Implications for Dispersal into Estuarine Waters. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 10 19; 17(20).

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Jimenez A, Trepka MJ, Munoz-Price LS, Pekovic V, Ibrahimou B, Abbo LM, Martinez O, Sposato K, dePascale D, Perez-Cardona A, McElheny CL, Bachman WC, Fowler EL, Doi Y, Fennie K. Epidemiology of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in hospitals of a large healthcare system in Miami, Florida from 2012 to 2016: Five years of experience with an internal registry. Am J Infect Control. 2020 11; 48(11):1341-1347.

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Holloway AJ, Yu J, Arulanandam BP, Hoskinson SM, Eaves-Pyles T. Cystatins 9 and C as a Novel Immunotherapy Treatment That Protects against Multidrug-Resistant New Delhi Metallo-Beta-Lactamase-1-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2018 03; 62(3).

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Teleb M, Soto-Ruiz E, Dominguez DC, Antony S. ESBL E coli and P. aeruginosa Resistance to Ceftolozane-Tazobactam in a Patient with a Liver Abscess. The Search for an Omnipotent Antibiotic Goes On! Infect Disord Drug Targets. 2018; 18(1):81-85.

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Y?bar MN, Curi-Pesantes B, Torres CA, Calder?n-Anyosa R, Riveros M, Ochoa TJ. [Multiresistance and factors associated with the presence of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases in Escherichia coli strains isolated from urine culture]. Rev Peru Med Exp Salud Publica. 2017 Oct-Dec; 34(4):660-665.

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