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Table 2 Disk diffusion susceptibility test and Etest values of K. pneumoniae strain identified as a KPC producer

From: Effect of treatment with an overheated dry-saturated steam vapour disinfection system on multidrug and extensively drug-resistant nosocomial pathogens and comparison with sodium hypochlorite activity

Double disk test (mm zone diameter)

MIC of drug Etest value (mg/L)

MEM (10 µg)

MEM plus boronic acid (600 µg)

MEM/MEM boronic acid

Interpretation

Ertapenem

Interpretation

16

21

>4

+

>1

+