A 62-year-old male from Delhi with diabetes mellitus presents with fever and dysuria. Urine culture grows a gram-negative rod. The organism is resistant to ceftriaxone and cefotaxime but susceptible to carbapenems. The microbiology lab reports a positive ESBL phenotype. Which investigation is most appropriate to confirm the ESBL production mechanism?

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