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. 2020 Mar 13;12(3):e7260. doi: 10.7759/cureus.7260

Table 2. Frequency of ESBL, AmpC β-lactamases and carbapenemase among Enterobacteriaceae members detected by different phenotypic laboratory methods.

DDST: Double-disk synergy test; ESBL: Extended-spectrum β-lactamase; MHT: Modified Hodge test; ND: Not determined.

  Isolates ESBL AmpC β-lactamases Carbapenemase
DDST AmpC disk test MHT
E. coli 37 (30/81) 29 (9/31) 67 (4/6)
K. pneumoniae 61.5 (30/52) 52.4 (11/21) 78 (14/18)
Acinetobacter baumannii 25 (3/9) 83.3 (10/12) 89 (8/9)
Proteus mirabilis 50 (5/10) ND 0.0 (0/1)
Other Gram-negative rods 40 (2/5) 33.3 (1/3) 50 (1/2)
Enterobacter cloacae 50 (4/8) 75 (6/8) 67 (2/3)
Total 45.2 (76/168) 49.3 (37/75) 74.4 (29/39)