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Table 1 Criteria for determining the potency of the test antibiotics

From: Phenotypic expression and prevalence of ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae in samples collected from patients in various wards of Mulago Hospital, Uganda

ESBLS

E. coli ATCC 25922

K. pneumoniae ATCC 700603

Ceftazidime 30 μg

(25-32 mm)

(22-29 mm)

Cefotaxime 30 μg

(29-35 mm)

(18-22 mm)

  1. The antibiotics had to show inhibition zone diameters in the above ranges in order to be used in the study
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BMC Pharmacology and Toxicology

ISSN: 2050-6511

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