title: Evaluation of an automated system for the detection of carbapenem resistant Acinetobacter baumannii and assessment of metallo-β-lactamase production using two different phenotyping methods.
abstract: We tested 200 clinical Acinetobacter baumannii isolates against imipenem and meropenem using the methods of broth microdilution, disk diffusion, agar dilution, MicroScan/WalkAway automated system. Very major errors were mostly obtained between MicroScan/WA system and disk diffusion test. MicroScan/WA system generated unacceptable errors. Combined disk and modified Hodge tests used for detection of metallo-β-lactamase production were practical and useful.
authors.affiliation: Igdir Public Hospital, Department of Microbiology, Igdir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Askin Derya
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Aybey
authors.forename: Filiz
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Aksit
authors.forename: Yasemin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Oz
authors.forename: Abdurrahman
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kiremitci
authors.forename: Gul
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Durmaz
mesh_terms: D000151:Acinetobacter Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D040981:Acinetobacter baumannii / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015780:Carbapenems / Q000494:pharmacology*; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests / Q000379:methods*; D001618:beta-Lactamases / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D015780:Carbapenems; D001618:beta-Lactamases