Carbapenemase-producing bacteria have now spread all over the world. Infections caused
by those bacteria are difficult to treat. Therefore, there is an urgent need for accurate and fast …

Infections caused by carbapenemase-producing bacteria are becoming a major clinical and
public health concern. Detection of carbapenemase producing strains is often challenging …

To rapidly identify carbapenemase producers in Enterobacteriaceae, we developed the
Carba NP test. The test uses isolated bacterial colonies and is based on in vitro hydrolysis of …

Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) have spread rapidly around the world in
the past few years, posing great challenges to human health. The plasmid-mediated …

The ability of clinical microbiology laboratories to reliably detect carbapenemase-producing
carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CP-CRE) is an important element of the effort to …

Objectives The aim of this study was to evaluate the performance of five different
carbapenemase tests and to develop an algorithm which will permit the detection of most …

Adequate detection of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae is crucial for infection
control measures and appropriate choice of antimicrobial therapy. This guideline aims to …

This review describes the current state-of-art of carbapenemase detection methods.
Identification of carbapenemases is first based on conventional phenotypic tests including …

ABSTRACT A prospective survey was conducted on 862 Enterobacteriaceae isolates with
reduced susceptibility to carbapenems. The Carba NP test, UV spectrophotometry, and a …

Acquired carbapenemases of the Ambler Classes A, B and D have gradually disseminated
over the past decade among isolates of the Enterobacteriaceae family. Located on highly …