TY - JOUR
T1 - Evaluation of efficiency of screening extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae in hospitals where the bacteria are increasingly prevalent
AU - Lee, K.
AU - Lim, J. K.
AU - Yong, D.
AU - Yum, J.
AU - Chong, Y.
AU - Okamoto, R.
AU - Inoue, M.
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - The disk screening methods for extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing strains were evaluated. The confirmatory work is reduced significantly in settings such as those in this study, by changing the cefpodoxime breakpoint to ≤20 mm and by not testing cefoxitin-resistant isolates. Cefotaxime and ceftazidime disk screening is reliable, and the laboratory-prepared cefotaxime, and ceftazidime-clavulanic acid disks are stable at -20°C for 12 weeks.
AB - The disk screening methods for extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing strains were evaluated. The confirmatory work is reduced significantly in settings such as those in this study, by changing the cefpodoxime breakpoint to ≤20 mm and by not testing cefoxitin-resistant isolates. Cefotaxime and ceftazidime disk screening is reliable, and the laboratory-prepared cefotaxime, and ceftazidime-clavulanic acid disks are stable at -20°C for 12 weeks.
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U2 - 10.1128/JCM.39.10.3696-3699.2001
DO - 10.1128/JCM.39.10.3696-3699.2001
M3 - Article
C2 - 11574594
AN - SCOPUS:0034787683
VL - 39
SP - 3696
EP - 3699
JO - Journal of Clinical Microbiology
JF - Journal of Clinical Microbiology
SN - 0095-1137
IS - 10
ER -