Prospective evaluation of the OXA-48K-SeT assay, an immunochromatographic test for the rapid detection of OXA-48-type carbapenemases
Author(s) -
Laurent Dortet,
Agnès B. Jousset,
Vincent Sainte-Rose,
Gaëlle Cuzon,
Thierry Naas
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/dkw058
Subject(s) - clinical microbiology , microbiology and biotechnology , enterobacteriaceae infections , biology , enterobacteriaceae , bacterial protein , bacteria , escherichia coli , gene , genetics
There is an urgent need for accurate and fast diagnostic tests to identify MDR bacteria. Here, we evaluated an immunochromatographic assay (the OXA-48 K-SeT assay) to detect OXA-48-like carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae from culture colonies.
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