Evaluation of the Carba NP Test for Rapid Detection of Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa

The Carba NP test was evaluated against a panel of 244 carbapenemase- and non-carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates. We confirmed the 100% specificity and positive predictive value of the test, but the sensitivity and negative predictive value were 72.5% and...

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Main Authors: Tijet, Nathalie, Boyd, David, Patel, Samir N., Mulvey, Michael R., Melano, Roberto G.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2013
Subjects:
Susceptibility
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3754310/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23817380
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AAC.00878-13
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