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The detection of ESBL-producing Escherichia coli in patients with symptomatic urinary tract infections using different diffusion methods in a rural setting.
Journal of infection and public health - 1 Apr 2013
Harwalkar Anandkumar, Sataraddi Jagadeesh, Gupta Soham, Yoganand Raksha, Rao Achut, Srinivasa Hiresave
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OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of extended spectrum of beta lactamases (ESBLs), to compare different phenotypic methods for ESBL confirmation and to evaluate the antibiotic resistance patterns among ESBL-producing urinary Escherichia coli. METHODS: Urinary E. coli isolates that were resistant to at least one of the three indicator cephalosporins (cefotaxime, cefpodoxime and ceftazidime)...
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