Comparative evaluation of two chromogenic tests for rapid detection of carbapenemase in Enterobacteriaceae and in Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates.
We compared the performance of the Carba NP test and the Rosco Rapid CARB screen kit for detecting carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Both tests are rapid and highly sensitive; however, the Carba NP test showed superior specificity, and several uninterpretable results were observed with the Rapid CARB screen.
National Reference Laboratory for Monitoring of Antimicrobial Resistance in Gram-Negative Bacteria, CHU Dinant-Godinne, UCL Namur, Yvoir, Belgium te-din.huang@uclouvain.be.
Te-Din
TD
Huang
National Reference Laboratory for Monitoring of Antimicrobial Resistance in Gram-Negative Bacteria, CHU Dinant-Godinne, UCL Namur, Yvoir, Belgium.
Catherine
C
Berhin
National Reference Laboratory for Monitoring of Antimicrobial Resistance in Gram-Negative Bacteria, CHU Dinant-Godinne, UCL Namur, Yvoir, Belgium.
Pierre
P
Bogaerts
National Reference Laboratory for Monitoring of Antimicrobial Resistance in Gram-Negative Bacteria, CHU Dinant-Godinne, UCL Namur, Yvoir, Belgium.
Youri
Y
Glupczynski
D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000032:analysis*; D002863:Chromogenic Compounds / Q000032:analysis*; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000201:enzymology*; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests / Q000379:methods; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000201:enzymology*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013997:Time Factors; D001618:beta-Lactamases / Q000032:analysis*
D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D002863:Chromogenic Compounds; D001618:beta-Lactamases; C063912:carbapenemase