title: Evaluation of Two Phenotypic Screening Tests for Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae.
abstract: We evaluated the performance of two rapid tests for detection of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) strains. The sensitivities and the specificities were 97.6% and 94.4% for the Rapid CARB Screen and 98.8% and 93.1% for the KPC/MBL & OXA-48 Confirm tests, providing the usefulness of these tools for screening CPE in microbiology wards.
authors.affiliation: Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Université de Montpellier, UFR de Médecine, Nîmes, France Laboratoire de Bactériologie, CHU Carémeau, Nîmes University Hospital, Nîmes, France.
authors.forename: Alix
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pantel
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Bactériologie, CHU Carémeau, Nîmes University Hospital, Nîmes, France.
authors.forename: Dimitri
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Souzy
authors.affiliation: Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Université de Montpellier, UFR de Médecine, Nîmes, France Service de Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, CHU Carémeau, Nîmes University Hospital, Nîmes, France.
authors.forename: Albert
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sotto
authors.affiliation: Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Université de Montpellier, UFR de Médecine, Nîmes, France Laboratoire de Bactériologie, CHU Carémeau, Nîmes University Hospital, Nîmes, France jean.philippe.lavigne@chu-nimes.fr.
authors.forename: Jean-Philippe
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9484-0304
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Lavigne
mesh_terms: D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000032:analysis*; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000201:enzymology*; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013997:Time Factors; D001618:beta-Lactamases / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D001618:beta-Lactamases; C063912:carbapenemase