Abstract
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.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 3696-3699 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of Clinical Microbiology |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2001 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Microbiology (medical)
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Lee, K., Lim, J. K., Yong, D., Yum, J., Chong, Y., Okamoto, R., & Inoue, M. (2001). Evaluation of efficiency of screening extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae in hospitals where the bacteria are increasingly prevalent. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 39(10), 3696-3699. https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.39.10.3696-3699.2001