The manuscript contains multiple errors in spelling and syntex that seem to be caused by a severe formatting problem:

Introduction
- Page 2, Paragraph 1, Lines 5-7:
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Correction: “β-lactamases” cleave the β-lactam ring through hydrolysis and thereby prevent their interference with the transpeptidase activity of the “penicillin-binding proteins”.
- Page 2, Paragraph 1, Lines 7-8:
Error: " \o "Witte W, 20
Correction: β-lactamase genes
- Page 2, Paragraph 1, Line 13:
Error: esistance ncoding on
Correction: β-lactam antibiotics
- Page 3, Paragraph 1, Line 1:
Error: ßrom pTM
Correction: βLACTA^TM
- Page 3, Paragraph 1, Lines 2-3:
Error: mogenic cephalos- porine in n in sion in d-spectrum-beta-lactamase, AmpC, and Carbapenemase issues<linases
Correction: ß-lactamases that confer resistance to 3GC. Notably, HMRZ-86 is not hydrolyzed by acquired penicillinases

Material and Methods: Page 3, section " Susceptibility testing and detection of ESBL-E "
- Paragraph 1, Line 1:
Error: (bioMK2 (bi S.A., NS.A., Nu, Germany)
Correction: (bioMérieux S.A., Nürtingen, Germany)
- Paragraph 2, Line 2:
Error: , bioMoMD on S.A., Nuertingen,Germany)
Correction: (bioMérieux S.A., Nürtingen, Germany)
- Paragraph 2, Lines 2-3:
Error: (bioMioMivx S. A., NS.A., NN, Germany)
Correction: (bioMérieux S.A., Nürtingen, Germany)
- Paragraph 2, Line 5:
Error: manufactureridelberg, Ge
Correction: manufacturer´s protocol
- Paragraph 3, Lines 4-5:
Error: (SensoQuest GmbH, GGmbH, Gs, Germany)
Correction: (SensoQuest GmbH, Göttingen, Germany)
- Paragraph 3, Lines 1,3,6:
Error: at three different places ® is followed by single letters such as l, e and e
Correction: ® only
- Paragraph 4, Lines 2-3:
Error: AmpC&ESβmpC&EScreen ESBL activCefpodoxim ESpo- doxim ESESBL activity was conDiagnostica GmbH) and E-Test ESBL from bioMH) and S.A.
Correction: AmpC&ESβL Detection Discs and Cefpodoxim ESβL ID Disc Set (both from Mast Diagnostica GmbH) and E-Test ESBL from bioMérieux S.A..

Discussion
- Page 10, Paragraph 3, Lines 11-12:
Error: tor of ESBLPseudomonas aeruginosa isolates
Correction: resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates