Evaluation of CHROMagar KPC for Rapid Detection of Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae

A new CHROMagar KPC medium was compared to MacConkey agar with carbapenem discs and PCR for the blaKPC gene for rapid detection of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae. The sensitivity and specificity relative to PCR were 100% and 98.4%, respectively, for CHROMagar KPC and 92.7% and 95.9%, res...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of Clinical Microbiology 2008-09, Vol.46 (9), p.3110-3111
Hauptverfasser:	Samra, Zmira, Bahar, Judi, Madar-Shapiro, Liora, Aziz, Nazi, Israel, Sara, Bishara, Jihad
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Bacteriological Techniques - methods Bacteriology beta-Lactam Resistance Biological and medical sciences Carbapenems - pharmacology Carbapenems - therapeutic use Culture Media Enterobacteriaceae - drug effects Enterobacteriaceae Infections - diagnosis Enterobacteriaceae Infections - drug therapy Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Humans Klebsiella Infections - diagnosis Klebsiella Infections - drug therapy Klebsiella pneumoniae - drug effects Microbial Sensitivity Tests Microbiology Miscellaneous Polymerase Chain Reaction Sensitivity and Specificity
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Zusammenfassung:	A new CHROMagar KPC medium was compared to MacConkey agar with carbapenem discs and PCR for the blaKPC gene for rapid detection of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae. The sensitivity and specificity relative to PCR were 100% and 98.4%, respectively, for CHROMagar KPC and 92.7% and 95.9%, respectively, for MacConkey agar.
ISSN:	0095-1137 1098-660X
DOI:	10.1128/JCM.00249-08