[A case of inactive Escherichia coli isolated from feces initially suspected to be Shigella boydii subgroup C serotype 14 by conventional biochemical tests in tubes].

A small number of colorless colonies grew from DHL agar of feces culture taken as part of a complete physical for a 42 year-old woman who had lived in Singapore for several years. When cultured for first-stage identification using conventional biochemical tests in tubes for Enterobacteriaceae, such as TSI agar slant and SIM medium, the results for lactose reaction (-), saccharose reaction (-), gas (very weak +) and motility (-) were obtained, and Shigella spp. was suspected.

[Drug sensitivity and beta-lactamase producibility of various types of bacteria clinically isolated during the period from December 1999 to February 2000].

beta-Lactamase activity and drug sensitivity were measured in 744 strains from 8 species of bacteria isolated at medical institutions in Chikugo District of Fukuoka Prefecture during the period from December 1999 to February 2000. Nitrocefin test revealed that beta-lactamase was positive in 48% of S. aureus, 7% of H.