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Rapid detection of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae
Patrice Nordmann1, Laurent Poirel, Laurent Dortet
1Service de Bactériologie-Virologie, Hôpital de Bicêtre 78 Rue du Général Leclerc, 94275 K-Bicêtre, France. nordmann.patrice@bct.aphp.fr
Emerging Infectious Diseases
|August 31, 2012
Abstract:
To rapidly identify carbapenemase producers in Enterobacteriaceae, we developed the Carba NP test. The test uses isolated bacterial colonies and is based on in vitro hydrolysis of a carbapenem, imipenem. It was 100% sensitive and specific compared with molecular-based techniques. This rapid (<2 hours), inexpensive technique may be implemented in any laboratory.
