Evaluation of the β-CARBA™ test, a colorimetric test for the rapid detection of carbapenemase activity in Gram-negative bacilli | Zendy

Sandrine Bernabeu | Zendy; Laurent Dortet | Zendy; Thierry Naas | Zendy

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Evaluation of the β-CARBA™ test, a colorimetric test for the rapid detection of carbapenemase activity in Gram-negative bacilli

Author(s) -

Sandrine Bernabeu,

Laurent Dortet,

Thierry Naas

Publication year - 2017

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/dkx061

Subject(s) - citrobacter freundii , acinetobacter baumannii , bacilli , microbiology and biotechnology , pseudomonas aeruginosa , biology , enterobacteriaceae , acinetobacter , pseudomonas , gram , bacteria , antibiotics , escherichia coli , gene , genetics

There is an urgent need for accurate and fast diagnostic tests to identify carbapenemase-producing bacteria. Here, we have evaluated a novel colorimetric test (the β-CARBA™ test; Bio-Rad) to detect carbapenemase-producing Gram-negative bacilli from cultured colonies.

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