Open AccessProspective evaluation of an algorithm for the phenotypic screening of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae
Author(s) -
Laurent Dortet,
Gaëlle Cuzon,
Patrick Plésiat,
Thierry Naas
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124
H-Index - 194
eISSN - 1460-2091
pISSN - 0305-7453
DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkv308
Subject(s) - imipenem , ticarcillin , microbiology and biotechnology , enterobacteriaceae , carbapenem , antibiotics , biology , algorithm , antibiotic resistance , medicine , escherichia coli , gene , genetics , mathematics
The objective of this study was to assess the performance of an algorithm based on the disc diffusion method for the screening of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) referred to the French National Reference Centre for Antibiotic Resistance.
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