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. 2006 Jun;44(6):1971–1976. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00062-06

TABLE 3.

Summary of diagnostic criteriaa

β-Lactamase Porin lossb CAZ or CTXc Clavulanic acid response FOXd APB response IPMd EDTA response
ESBL P Yese S No S No
+ P Yes R No S No
AmpC P No R Yes S No
+ P No R Nof R/↓S No
Carbapenemase class A P Yes S No ↓S No
+ P Yes R No ↓S No
Carbapenemase class B P No R No ↓S Yes
+ P No R No R Yes
a

CAZ, ceftazidime; CTX, cefotaxime; FOX, cefoxitin; IPM, imipenem.

b

Loss of porins OmpK35 and OmpK36 in K. pneumoniae.

c

P, positive CLSI screening test result.

d

R, resistant; S, susceptible; ↓S, decreased susceptibility by CLSI disk interpretive criteria.

e

The enhancement of the zone of inhibition was ≥5 mm.

f

For AmpC, an APB response was seen with CAZ or CTX but not FOX.