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Table 5 Mean zone of clearance (± SD) of Enterobacteriaceae segregated by ESBL phenotype

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

Antibiotic

ESBL

Non-ESBL

P value

Ceftazidime

10.1 ± 6.2

18.1 ± 7

0.000

Cefotaxime

13.4 ± 8.3

21.6 ± 8.3

0.000

Ceftazidime-Clavulanic acid

22.3 ± 6

20.7 ± 6.8

0.198

Cefotaxime-Clavulanic acid

25.1 ± 6.6

22.3 ± 8.3

0.051

  1. The zones of clearance of ceftazidime and cefotaxime were statistically significantly associated with ESBL phenotype (Independent samples t-test)