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Simplified Testing Method for Direct Detection of Carbapenemase-Producing Organisms from Positive Blood Cultures
Liliana Giordano1, Barbara Fiori1,2,3, Tiziana D'Inzeo1,2
1Istituto di Microbiologia, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
Abstract:
We directly tested 484 organisms from clinical (n = 310) and simulated (n = 174) positive blood cultures using the NG-Test Carba 5 assay for carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales detection. The assay identified all but 4 of the KPC (170/171), OXA-48-like (22/22), VIM (19/21), and NDM (14/15) producers with no false positives. Among the clinical Klebsiella pneumoniae organisms tested, 122 of 123 KPC, 1 of 1 OXA-48-like, and 1 of 2 VIM producers were detected by the assay. Some VIM and NDM producers yielded scant but still-readable bands with the assay. No organisms produced the IMPs that the assay was designed to detect.
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