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Laurent Poirel1, Patrice Nordmann2
1Medical and Molecular Microbiology, Emerging Antibiotic Resistance Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland.
Abstract:
Performances of the Rapidec Carba NP test (bioMérieux) were evaluated for detection of all types of carbapenemases in Enterobacteriaceae, Acinetobacter baumannii, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. In less than 2 h after sample preparation, it showed a sensitivity and specificity of 96%. This ready-to-use test is well adapted to the daily need for detection of carbapenemase producers in any laboratory worldwide.
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