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YEAR	CRITIQUE	SUMMARY
2008	Article	CMPT Connections 12:2 2008 Extended-Spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) Producing Organisms What are they and how can we treat infections with these organisms? 3-p p rint article ESBL - editor's notes only
2007	M074-4	E. coli, blood
2006	M062-3	(K.pneumoniae , urine)
1997-2003		M033-1 (Klebsiella pneumoniae, urine); M024-3 (E. coli, urine), M23-1 (E. coli, ESBL strain); M73-2 (Klebsiella oxytoca, ESBL, peritoneal fluid), M64-3 n/a (Klebsiella oxytoca, ESBL, sputum); Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing