title: CHROMagar Acinetobacter medium for detection of carbapenemase-producing Acinetobacter spp. strains from spiked stools.
abstract: The recently modified CHROMagar Acinetobacter medium was evaluated for detection of carbapenemase-producing Acinetobacter baumannii from spiked stools. A total of 45 Acinetobacter spp. isolates were tested. The CHROMagar Acinetobacter medium had a high sensitivity of 86.5% and a specificity of 75%. This medium is likely to be most useful for controlling outbreaks and in endemic situations.
authors: Faculté de Médecine et Université Paris Sud, K.-Bicêtre, France. Electronic address: dgirlich@yahoo.fr.
authors: Delphine
authors: D
authors: Girlich
authors: Emerging Antibiotic Resistance Unit, Medical Molecular Microbiology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Science, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland; HFR-Hôpital Cantonal, Fribourg, Switzerland.
authors: Patrice
authors: P
authors: Nordmann
mesh_terms: D040981:Acinetobacter baumannii / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D003470:Culture Media / Q000737:chemistry*; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D001618:beta-Lactamases / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D003470:Culture Media; D001618:beta-Lactamases; C063912:carbapenemase
keywords: Carbapenemases OXA-23; Chromogenic; NDM; OXA-40; OXA-58; Selective medium; Sensitivity; Specificity