Open AccessClinical sensitivity and specificity of the Check-Points Check-Direct ESBL Screen for BD MAX, a real-time PCR for direct ESBL detection from rectal swabs
Author(s) -
Dennis Souverein,
Sjoerd M. Euser,
Wil A. van der Reijden,
Bjorn L. Herpers,
Jan Kluytmans,
John W. A. Rossen,
Jeroen W. Den Boer
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/dkx189
Subject(s) - medicine , gold standard (test) , microbiology and biotechnology , agar , outbreak , virology , biology , bacteria , genetics
To determine the diagnostic accuracy of the Check-Direct ESBL Screen for BD MAX (ESBL qPCR) and an ESBL culture method to identify ESBLs directly from rectal swabs.
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