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Mechanisms of decreased susceptibility to cefpodoxime in Escherichia coli.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Dec 2002
Oliver Antonio, Weigel Linda M, Rasheed J Kamile, McGowan John E, Raney Patti, Tenover Fred C
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Cefpodoxime is one of five antimicrobial agents recommended by the National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards for screening isolates of Klebsiella spp. and Escherichia coli for extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) production. In a prior study, we noted that among 131 E. coli isolates for which the MIC of at least one extended-spectrum cephalosporin (ESC) or aztreonam was > or =2 micro g/ml...
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