title: Bloodstream infections caused by Pseudomonas spp.: how to detect carbapenemase producers directly from blood cultures.
abstract: The Carba NP test has been evaluated to detect carbapenemase-producing Pseudomonas spp. directly from blood cultures. This rapid and cost-effective test permits an early identification of carbapenemase-producing Pseudomonas spp. directly from blood cultures with excellent sensitivity and specificity. Results may be useful in particular for guiding the first-line therapy and epidemiological purposes.
authors: INSERM U914 "Emerging Resistance to Antibiotics," South-Paris Medical School, K.-Bicêtre, France.
authors: Laurent
authors: L
authors: Dortet
authors: Anne
authors: A
authors: Boulanger
authors: Laurent
authors: L
authors: Poirel
authors: Patrice
authors: P
authors: Nordmann
mesh_terms: D016470:Bacteremia / Q000382:microbiology*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000032:analysis* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001769:Blood / Q000382:microbiology*; D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D011549:Pseudomonas / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D001618:beta-Lactamases / Q000032:analysis* / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D001618:beta-Lactamases; C063912:carbapenemase