Comparison of the in-house made Carba-NP and Blue-Carba tests: Considerations for better detection of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae


Autoria(s): Do Couto Pires, Joao Pedro; Tinguely, Regula; Bodmer, Thomas; Luzzaro, Francesco; Endimiani, Andrea
Data(s)

2016

31/12/1969

Resumo

The in-house Carba-NP and Blue-Carba tests were compared using 30 carbapenemase- and 33 non-producing Enterobacteriaceae. Tests were read by three operators. 100% sensitivity was reported for both tests, but Carba-NP was slightly more specific than Blue-Carba (98.9% vs. 91.7%). We describe potential sources of error during tests' preparation and reading.

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http://boris.unibe.ch/81560/1/Pires-JMM-2016-Final.pdf

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Do Couto Pires, Joao Pedro; Tinguely, Regula; Bodmer, Thomas; Luzzaro, Francesco; Endimiani, Andrea (2016). Comparison of the in-house made Carba-NP and Blue-Carba tests: Considerations for better detection of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae. Journal of microbiological methods, 122, pp. 33-37. Elsevier 10.1016/j.mimet.2016.01.002 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mimet.2016.01.002>

doi:10.7892/boris.81560

info:doi:10.1016/j.mimet.2016.01.002

info:pmid:26773493

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eng

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Elsevier

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http://boris.unibe.ch/81560/

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Do Couto Pires, Joao Pedro; Tinguely, Regula; Bodmer, Thomas; Luzzaro, Francesco; Endimiani, Andrea (2016). Comparison of the in-house made Carba-NP and Blue-Carba tests: Considerations for better detection of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae. Journal of microbiological methods, 122, pp. 33-37. Elsevier 10.1016/j.mimet.2016.01.002 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mimet.2016.01.002>

Palavras-Chave #610 Medicine & health
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