title: Evaluation of Etest® strips for detection of KPC and metallo-carbapenemases in Enterobacteriaceae.
abstract: The performance of Etest KPC and MBL strips (bioMérieux) was evaluated as compared to other phenotypic tests for detecting carbapenemases of the KPC-type and metallo-β-lactamases, respectively, on 133 well-characterized enterobacterial isolates. KPC and meropenem-containing MP/MPI Etest had high sensitivity (>92 %) and specificity (>97 %).
authors.affiliation: INSERM U914 "Emerging Resistance to Antibiotics", Faculté de Médecine Paris Sud, K.-Bicêtre, France. Electronic address: dgirlich@yahoo.fr.
authors.forename: Delphine
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Girlich
authors.forename: Diane
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Halimi
authors.forename: Gilles
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zambardi
authors.forename: Patrice
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nordmann
mesh_terms: D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000032:analysis*; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000201:enzymology*; D006801:Humans; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D001618:beta-Lactamases / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D001618:beta-Lactamases; C063912:carbapenemase
keywords: Carbapenem; Inhibitors; KPC; Lactamase; MBL