title: Comparative evaluation of a new commercial media, the CHROMAgar™ mSuperCARBA™, for the detection of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae.
abstract: A new chromogenic-based medium (mSuperCARBA™) was tested for screening carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE). mSuperCARBA™ was more sensitive (83%) in detecting CPE isolates (n=69, including KPC, NDM, OXA-48, VIM, and IMI) compared with CHROMAgar™-KPC (65%) and MacConkey agar with Imipenem (69%) with comparable specificity for non carbapenemase-producing, carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (n=29).
authors.affiliation: Section of Epidemiology, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel.
authors.forename: Ma'ayan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Amar
authors.affiliation: Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel.
authors.forename: Ohad
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Shalom
authors.affiliation: Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel. Electronic address: amosa@tlvmc.gov.il.
authors.forename: Amos
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Adler
mesh_terms: D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D003470:Culture Media / Q000737:chemistry*; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000201:enzymology / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D001618:beta-Lactamases / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D003470:Culture Media; D001618:beta-Lactamases; C063912:carbapenemase
keywords: Carbapenemase; Surveillance