A two-centre evaluation of RAPIDEC®CARBA NP for carbapenemase detection in Enterobacteriaceae,Pseudomonas aeruginosaandAcinetobacterspp.
Author(s) -
Muhammad Humaun Kabir,
Danièle Meunier,
Katie L. Hopkins,
Christian G. Giske,
Neil Woodford
Publication year - 2016
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/dkv468
Subject(s) - klebsiella oxytoca , enterobacter cloacae , pseudomonas aeruginosa , acinetobacter baumannii , klebsiella pneumoniae , microbiology and biotechnology , enterobacteriaceae , biology , acinetobacter , gene , bacteria , antibiotics , escherichia coli , genetics
We evaluated the RAPIDEC(®) CARBA NP assay (bioMérieux SA, Marcy-l'Étoile, France), a colorimetric test for rapid detection of carbapenemases, at two sites: Karolinska University Laboratory and PHE's national reference laboratory.
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