Evaluation of Efficiency of Screening Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase-Producing <i>Escherichia coli</i> and <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> in Hospitals Where the Bacteria Are Increasingly Prevalent

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<jats:title>ABSTRACT</jats:title> <jats:p>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.</jats:p>

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