title: Rapid detection of carbapenemase-producing Pseudomonas spp.
abstract: A novel biochemical technique, the Carba NP test, has been evaluated to detect carbapenemase production in Pseudomonas spp. This test was specific (100%), sensitive (94.4%), and rapid (<2 h). This cost-effective test, which could be implemented in any microbiology laboratory, offers a reliable technique for identification of carbapenemase-producing Pseudomonas spp.
authors.affiliation: Service de Bactériologie-Virologie, INSERM U914 Emerging Resistance to Antibiotics, Hôpital de Bicêtre, Assistance Publique/Hôpitaux de Paris, Faculté de Médecine Paris Sud, K.-Bicêtre, France.
authors.forename: Laurent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dortet
authors.forename: Laurent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Poirel
authors.forename: Patrice
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nordmann
mesh_terms: D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D011549:Pseudomonas / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013997:Time Factors; D001618:beta-Lactamases / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D001618:beta-Lactamases; C063912:carbapenemase