Microdilution test using three inhibitors for detection of presumptive β-lactamase types. Three inhibitors, APB (300 μg/ml), CLA (4 μg/ml), and SMA (300 μg/ml), were added in each line of the wells. The inhibition patterns of each inhibitor for strains producing class A, class B, and class C β-lactamases are demonstrated by using cefotaxime and ceftazidime as indicators. White vertical bars between the wells indicate the upper limit of bacterial growth in each line.