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    Bio-Rad β carba test kit
    β Carba Test Kit, supplied by Bio-Rad, used in various techniques. Bioz Stars score: 94/100, based on 160 PubMed citations. ZERO BIAS - scores, article reviews, protocol conditions and more
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    Activity Assay:

    Article Title: Tracking KPC-3-producing ST-258 Klebsiella pneumoniae outbreak in a third-level hospital in Granada (Andalusia, Spain) by risk factors and molecular characteristics.
    Article Snippet: The objective of this study was to determine clinical-epidemiological characteristics of the patients and the genetic characteristics of carbapenemase KPC-3-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates belonging to sequence type ST258.. The eligible study population was all patients with isolates detected between October 2015 and March 2017.. Clinical–epidemiological and microbiological data were gathered on risk factors associated with infection by this clone.

    Article Title: Detection of two simultaneous outbreaks of Klebsiella pneumoniae coproducing OXA-48 and NDM-1 carbapenemases in a tertiary-care hospital in Valencia, Spain
    Article Snippet: Firstly, screening of carbapenemase with the β-CARBA test (Bio-Rad, Hercules, CA, USA) was performed, followed by the ‘KPC, MBL and OXA-48 confirmation kit: carbapenemases’ (Rosco Diagnostica, Taastrup, Denmark) in case of positive results for the β-CARBA test.

    Article Title: Phenotypic and Molecular Characterization of an Enterobacter ludwigii Clinical Isolate Carrying a Plasmid-Mediated bla IMI-6 Gene
    Article Snippet: Detection of carbapenemase activity by the modified carbapenem inactivation method (mCIM) was positive (meropenem inhibition zone, 6 mm), but the β-Carba test (Bio-Rad, Madrid, Spain), the NG-Test-CARBA-5 immunochromatography test (Biotech, Madrid, Spain), and a commercial PCR assay (GenXpert; Cepheid, Barcelona, Spain) were all negative.

    Article Title: Detection of Multidrug-Resistant Enterobacterales —From ESBLs to Carbapenemases
    Article Snippet: , β-CARBA test (Bio-Rad) , 30 min , subjective , Classes A, B, D , 64.9–84.9 , 90–95.6 , bacterial colonies , [ , ] .

    Article Title: Interplay between OXA-10 β-Lactamase Production and Low Outer-Membrane Permeability in Carbapenem Resistance in Enterobacterales.
    Article Snippet: Carbapenemase activity was detected in clinical and recombinant isolates using 5 different methodologies, (1) the Carba NP test [33], (2) the CIM test [34], (3) the modified Hodge test [35], (4) the β-carba test (Bio-Rad, Hercules, CA, USA) [36], and the (5) MALDI-TOF MS MBT STAR—Carba IVD Assay [37] in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations.

    Article Title: Carbapenemase-Producing Gram-Negative Bacteria in Andalusia, Spain, 2014–2018
    Article Snippet: In addition, we tested all the isolates with the β-CARBA test (Bio-Rad, https://www.bio-rad.com ) and, from January 2018, also with the NG-test CARBA 5 (NG Biotech, https://ngbiotech.com ).

    Article Title: Four-Hour Immunochromatographic Detection of Intestinal Carriage of Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae : a Validation Study
    Article Snippet: Phenotypic tests, such as the β-Carba test (Bio-Rad Laboratories) or the Rapidec Carba NP test (bioMérieux), are less expensive but are validated for use on GNB colonies isolated after 16 to 18 h of growth, which may cause at least 1 day at risk, during which a patient with C-PGNB is not detected and, hence, not isolated.

    Article Title: Ongoing dissemination of OXA-244 carbapenemase-producing Escherichia coli in Switzerland and their detection.
    Article Snippet: The performances of the Rapidec Carba NP test (bioMérieux) which principle is based on detection of imipenem hydrolysis (Poirel and Jo ur na l P re -p ro of Nordmann, 2015) and of the β-Carba test (BioRad, Cressier, Switzerland) which principle is based on the use chromogenic carbapenem hydrolysis (Decousser et al., 2017) were tested.

    Recombinant:

    Article Title: Tracking KPC-3-producing ST-258 Klebsiella pneumoniae outbreak in a third-level hospital in Granada (Andalusia, Spain) by risk factors and molecular characteristics.
    Article Snippet: The objective of this study was to determine clinical-epidemiological characteristics of the patients and the genetic characteristics of carbapenemase KPC-3-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates belonging to sequence type ST258.. The eligible study population was all patients with isolates detected between October 2015 and March 2017.. Clinical–epidemiological and microbiological data were gathered on risk factors associated with infection by this clone.

    Article Title: Detection of two simultaneous outbreaks of Klebsiella pneumoniae coproducing OXA-48 and NDM-1 carbapenemases in a tertiary-care hospital in Valencia, Spain
    Article Snippet: Firstly, screening of carbapenemase with the β-CARBA test (Bio-Rad, Hercules, CA, USA) was performed, followed by the ‘KPC, MBL and OXA-48 confirmation kit: carbapenemases’ (Rosco Diagnostica, Taastrup, Denmark) in case of positive results for the β-CARBA test.

    Article Title: Phenotypic and Molecular Characterization of an Enterobacter ludwigii Clinical Isolate Carrying a Plasmid-Mediated bla IMI-6 Gene
    Article Snippet: Detection of carbapenemase activity by the modified carbapenem inactivation method (mCIM) was positive (meropenem inhibition zone, 6 mm), but the β-Carba test (Bio-Rad, Madrid, Spain), the NG-Test-CARBA-5 immunochromatography test (Biotech, Madrid, Spain), and a commercial PCR assay (GenXpert; Cepheid, Barcelona, Spain) were all negative.

    Article Title: Detection of Multidrug-Resistant Enterobacterales —From ESBLs to Carbapenemases
    Article Snippet: , β-CARBA test (Bio-Rad) , 30 min , subjective , Classes A, B, D , 64.9–84.9 , 90–95.6 , bacterial colonies , [ , ] .

    Article Title: Interplay between OXA-10 β-Lactamase Production and Low Outer-Membrane Permeability in Carbapenem Resistance in Enterobacterales.
    Article Snippet: Carbapenemase activity was detected in clinical and recombinant isolates using 5 different methodologies, (1) the Carba NP test [33], (2) the CIM test [34], (3) the modified Hodge test [35], (4) the β-carba test (Bio-Rad, Hercules, CA, USA) [36], and the (5) MALDI-TOF MS MBT STAR—Carba IVD Assay [37] in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations.

    Article Title: Carbapenemase-Producing Gram-Negative Bacteria in Andalusia, Spain, 2014–2018
    Article Snippet: In addition, we tested all the isolates with the β-CARBA test (Bio-Rad, https://www.bio-rad.com ) and, from January 2018, also with the NG-test CARBA 5 (NG Biotech, https://ngbiotech.com ).

    Article Title: Four-Hour Immunochromatographic Detection of Intestinal Carriage of Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae : a Validation Study
    Article Snippet: Phenotypic tests, such as the β-Carba test (Bio-Rad Laboratories) or the Rapidec Carba NP test (bioMérieux), are less expensive but are validated for use on GNB colonies isolated after 16 to 18 h of growth, which may cause at least 1 day at risk, during which a patient with C-PGNB is not detected and, hence, not isolated.

    Article Title: Ongoing dissemination of OXA-244 carbapenemase-producing Escherichia coli in Switzerland and their detection.
    Article Snippet: The performances of the Rapidec Carba NP test (bioMérieux) which principle is based on detection of imipenem hydrolysis (Poirel and Jo ur na l P re -p ro of Nordmann, 2015) and of the β-Carba test (BioRad, Cressier, Switzerland) which principle is based on the use chromogenic carbapenem hydrolysis (Decousser et al., 2017) were tested.

    Modification:

    Article Title: Tracking KPC-3-producing ST-258 Klebsiella pneumoniae outbreak in a third-level hospital in Granada (Andalusia, Spain) by risk factors and molecular characteristics.
    Article Snippet: The objective of this study was to determine clinical-epidemiological characteristics of the patients and the genetic characteristics of carbapenemase KPC-3-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates belonging to sequence type ST258.. The eligible study population was all patients with isolates detected between October 2015 and March 2017.. Clinical–epidemiological and microbiological data were gathered on risk factors associated with infection by this clone.

    Article Title: Detection of two simultaneous outbreaks of Klebsiella pneumoniae coproducing OXA-48 and NDM-1 carbapenemases in a tertiary-care hospital in Valencia, Spain
    Article Snippet: Firstly, screening of carbapenemase with the β-CARBA test (Bio-Rad, Hercules, CA, USA) was performed, followed by the ‘KPC, MBL and OXA-48 confirmation kit: carbapenemases’ (Rosco Diagnostica, Taastrup, Denmark) in case of positive results for the β-CARBA test.

    Article Title: Phenotypic and Molecular Characterization of an Enterobacter ludwigii Clinical Isolate Carrying a Plasmid-Mediated bla IMI-6 Gene
    Article Snippet: Detection of carbapenemase activity by the modified carbapenem inactivation method (mCIM) was positive (meropenem inhibition zone, 6 mm), but the β-Carba test (Bio-Rad, Madrid, Spain), the NG-Test-CARBA-5 immunochromatography test (Biotech, Madrid, Spain), and a commercial PCR assay (GenXpert; Cepheid, Barcelona, Spain) were all negative.

    Article Title: Detection of Multidrug-Resistant Enterobacterales —From ESBLs to Carbapenemases
    Article Snippet: , β-CARBA test (Bio-Rad) , 30 min , subjective , Classes A, B, D , 64.9–84.9 , 90–95.6 , bacterial colonies , [ , ] .

    Article Title: Interplay between OXA-10 β-Lactamase Production and Low Outer-Membrane Permeability in Carbapenem Resistance in Enterobacterales.
    Article Snippet: Carbapenemase activity was detected in clinical and recombinant isolates using 5 different methodologies, (1) the Carba NP test [33], (2) the CIM test [34], (3) the modified Hodge test [35], (4) the β-carba test (Bio-Rad, Hercules, CA, USA) [36], and the (5) MALDI-TOF MS MBT STAR—Carba IVD Assay [37] in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations.

    Article Title: Carbapenemase-Producing Gram-Negative Bacteria in Andalusia, Spain, 2014–2018
    Article Snippet: In addition, we tested all the isolates with the β-CARBA test (Bio-Rad, https://www.bio-rad.com ) and, from January 2018, also with the NG-test CARBA 5 (NG Biotech, https://ngbiotech.com ).

    Article Title: Four-Hour Immunochromatographic Detection of Intestinal Carriage of Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae : a Validation Study
    Article Snippet: Phenotypic tests, such as the β-Carba test (Bio-Rad Laboratories) or the Rapidec Carba NP test (bioMérieux), are less expensive but are validated for use on GNB colonies isolated after 16 to 18 h of growth, which may cause at least 1 day at risk, during which a patient with C-PGNB is not detected and, hence, not isolated.

    Article Title: Ongoing dissemination of OXA-244 carbapenemase-producing Escherichia coli in Switzerland and their detection.
    Article Snippet: The performances of the Rapidec Carba NP test (bioMérieux) which principle is based on detection of imipenem hydrolysis (Poirel and Jo ur na l P re -p ro of Nordmann, 2015) and of the β-Carba test (BioRad, Cressier, Switzerland) which principle is based on the use chromogenic carbapenem hydrolysis (Decousser et al., 2017) were tested.

    Inhibition:

    Article Title: Tracking KPC-3-producing ST-258 Klebsiella pneumoniae outbreak in a third-level hospital in Granada (Andalusia, Spain) by risk factors and molecular characteristics.
    Article Snippet: The objective of this study was to determine clinical-epidemiological characteristics of the patients and the genetic characteristics of carbapenemase KPC-3-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates belonging to sequence type ST258.. The eligible study population was all patients with isolates detected between October 2015 and March 2017.. Clinical–epidemiological and microbiological data were gathered on risk factors associated with infection by this clone.

    Article Title: Detection of two simultaneous outbreaks of Klebsiella pneumoniae coproducing OXA-48 and NDM-1 carbapenemases in a tertiary-care hospital in Valencia, Spain
    Article Snippet: Firstly, screening of carbapenemase with the β-CARBA test (Bio-Rad, Hercules, CA, USA) was performed, followed by the ‘KPC, MBL and OXA-48 confirmation kit: carbapenemases’ (Rosco Diagnostica, Taastrup, Denmark) in case of positive results for the β-CARBA test.

    Article Title: Phenotypic and Molecular Characterization of an Enterobacter ludwigii Clinical Isolate Carrying a Plasmid-Mediated bla IMI-6 Gene
    Article Snippet: Detection of carbapenemase activity by the modified carbapenem inactivation method (mCIM) was positive (meropenem inhibition zone, 6 mm), but the β-Carba test (Bio-Rad, Madrid, Spain), the NG-Test-CARBA-5 immunochromatography test (Biotech, Madrid, Spain), and a commercial PCR assay (GenXpert; Cepheid, Barcelona, Spain) were all negative.

    Article Title: Detection of Multidrug-Resistant Enterobacterales —From ESBLs to Carbapenemases
    Article Snippet: , β-CARBA test (Bio-Rad) , 30 min , subjective , Classes A, B, D , 64.9–84.9 , 90–95.6 , bacterial colonies , [ , ] .

    Article Title: Interplay between OXA-10 β-Lactamase Production and Low Outer-Membrane Permeability in Carbapenem Resistance in Enterobacterales.
    Article Snippet: Carbapenemase activity was detected in clinical and recombinant isolates using 5 different methodologies, (1) the Carba NP test [33], (2) the CIM test [34], (3) the modified Hodge test [35], (4) the β-carba test (Bio-Rad, Hercules, CA, USA) [36], and the (5) MALDI-TOF MS MBT STAR—Carba IVD Assay [37] in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations.

    Article Title: Carbapenemase-Producing Gram-Negative Bacteria in Andalusia, Spain, 2014–2018
    Article Snippet: In addition, we tested all the isolates with the β-CARBA test (Bio-Rad, https://www.bio-rad.com ) and, from January 2018, also with the NG-test CARBA 5 (NG Biotech, https://ngbiotech.com ).

    Article Title: Four-Hour Immunochromatographic Detection of Intestinal Carriage of Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae : a Validation Study
    Article Snippet: Phenotypic tests, such as the β-Carba test (Bio-Rad Laboratories) or the Rapidec Carba NP test (bioMérieux), are less expensive but are validated for use on GNB colonies isolated after 16 to 18 h of growth, which may cause at least 1 day at risk, during which a patient with C-PGNB is not detected and, hence, not isolated.

    Article Title: Ongoing dissemination of OXA-244 carbapenemase-producing Escherichia coli in Switzerland and their detection.
    Article Snippet: The performances of the Rapidec Carba NP test (bioMérieux) which principle is based on detection of imipenem hydrolysis (Poirel and Jo ur na l P re -p ro of Nordmann, 2015) and of the β-Carba test (BioRad, Cressier, Switzerland) which principle is based on the use chromogenic carbapenem hydrolysis (Decousser et al., 2017) were tested.

    Polymerase Chain Reaction:

    Article Title: Tracking KPC-3-producing ST-258 Klebsiella pneumoniae outbreak in a third-level hospital in Granada (Andalusia, Spain) by risk factors and molecular characteristics.
    Article Snippet: The objective of this study was to determine clinical-epidemiological characteristics of the patients and the genetic characteristics of carbapenemase KPC-3-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates belonging to sequence type ST258.. The eligible study population was all patients with isolates detected between October 2015 and March 2017.. Clinical–epidemiological and microbiological data were gathered on risk factors associated with infection by this clone.

    Article Title: Detection of two simultaneous outbreaks of Klebsiella pneumoniae coproducing OXA-48 and NDM-1 carbapenemases in a tertiary-care hospital in Valencia, Spain
    Article Snippet: Firstly, screening of carbapenemase with the β-CARBA test (Bio-Rad, Hercules, CA, USA) was performed, followed by the ‘KPC, MBL and OXA-48 confirmation kit: carbapenemases’ (Rosco Diagnostica, Taastrup, Denmark) in case of positive results for the β-CARBA test.

    Article Title: Phenotypic and Molecular Characterization of an Enterobacter ludwigii Clinical Isolate Carrying a Plasmid-Mediated bla IMI-6 Gene
    Article Snippet: Detection of carbapenemase activity by the modified carbapenem inactivation method (mCIM) was positive (meropenem inhibition zone, 6 mm), but the β-Carba test (Bio-Rad, Madrid, Spain), the NG-Test-CARBA-5 immunochromatography test (Biotech, Madrid, Spain), and a commercial PCR assay (GenXpert; Cepheid, Barcelona, Spain) were all negative.

    Article Title: Detection of Multidrug-Resistant Enterobacterales —From ESBLs to Carbapenemases
    Article Snippet: , β-CARBA test (Bio-Rad) , 30 min , subjective , Classes A, B, D , 64.9–84.9 , 90–95.6 , bacterial colonies , [ , ] .

    Article Title: Interplay between OXA-10 β-Lactamase Production and Low Outer-Membrane Permeability in Carbapenem Resistance in Enterobacterales.
    Article Snippet: Carbapenemase activity was detected in clinical and recombinant isolates using 5 different methodologies, (1) the Carba NP test [33], (2) the CIM test [34], (3) the modified Hodge test [35], (4) the β-carba test (Bio-Rad, Hercules, CA, USA) [36], and the (5) MALDI-TOF MS MBT STAR—Carba IVD Assay [37] in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations.

    Article Title: Carbapenemase-Producing Gram-Negative Bacteria in Andalusia, Spain, 2014–2018
    Article Snippet: In addition, we tested all the isolates with the β-CARBA test (Bio-Rad, https://www.bio-rad.com ) and, from January 2018, also with the NG-test CARBA 5 (NG Biotech, https://ngbiotech.com ).

    Article Title: Four-Hour Immunochromatographic Detection of Intestinal Carriage of Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae : a Validation Study
    Article Snippet: Phenotypic tests, such as the β-Carba test (Bio-Rad Laboratories) or the Rapidec Carba NP test (bioMérieux), are less expensive but are validated for use on GNB colonies isolated after 16 to 18 h of growth, which may cause at least 1 day at risk, during which a patient with C-PGNB is not detected and, hence, not isolated.

    Article Title: Ongoing dissemination of OXA-244 carbapenemase-producing Escherichia coli in Switzerland and their detection.
    Article Snippet: The performances of the Rapidec Carba NP test (bioMérieux) which principle is based on detection of imipenem hydrolysis (Poirel and Jo ur na l P re -p ro of Nordmann, 2015) and of the β-Carba test (BioRad, Cressier, Switzerland) which principle is based on the use chromogenic carbapenem hydrolysis (Decousser et al., 2017) were tested.

    Diffusion-based Assay:

    Article Title: Tracking KPC-3-producing ST-258 Klebsiella pneumoniae outbreak in a third-level hospital in Granada (Andalusia, Spain) by risk factors and molecular characteristics.
    Article Snippet: The objective of this study was to determine clinical-epidemiological characteristics of the patients and the genetic characteristics of carbapenemase KPC-3-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates belonging to sequence type ST258.. The eligible study population was all patients with isolates detected between October 2015 and March 2017.. Clinical–epidemiological and microbiological data were gathered on risk factors associated with infection by this clone.

    Article Title: Detection of two simultaneous outbreaks of Klebsiella pneumoniae coproducing OXA-48 and NDM-1 carbapenemases in a tertiary-care hospital in Valencia, Spain
    Article Snippet: Firstly, screening of carbapenemase with the β-CARBA test (Bio-Rad, Hercules, CA, USA) was performed, followed by the ‘KPC, MBL and OXA-48 confirmation kit: carbapenemases’ (Rosco Diagnostica, Taastrup, Denmark) in case of positive results for the β-CARBA test.

    Article Title: Phenotypic and Molecular Characterization of an Enterobacter ludwigii Clinical Isolate Carrying a Plasmid-Mediated bla IMI-6 Gene
    Article Snippet: Detection of carbapenemase activity by the modified carbapenem inactivation method (mCIM) was positive (meropenem inhibition zone, 6 mm), but the β-Carba test (Bio-Rad, Madrid, Spain), the NG-Test-CARBA-5 immunochromatography test (Biotech, Madrid, Spain), and a commercial PCR assay (GenXpert; Cepheid, Barcelona, Spain) were all negative.

    Article Title: Detection of Multidrug-Resistant Enterobacterales —From ESBLs to Carbapenemases
    Article Snippet: , β-CARBA test (Bio-Rad) , 30 min , subjective , Classes A, B, D , 64.9–84.9 , 90–95.6 , bacterial colonies , [ , ] .

    Article Title: Interplay between OXA-10 β-Lactamase Production and Low Outer-Membrane Permeability in Carbapenem Resistance in Enterobacterales.
    Article Snippet: Carbapenemase activity was detected in clinical and recombinant isolates using 5 different methodologies, (1) the Carba NP test [33], (2) the CIM test [34], (3) the modified Hodge test [35], (4) the β-carba test (Bio-Rad, Hercules, CA, USA) [36], and the (5) MALDI-TOF MS MBT STAR—Carba IVD Assay [37] in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations.

    Article Title: Carbapenemase-Producing Gram-Negative Bacteria in Andalusia, Spain, 2014–2018
    Article Snippet: In addition, we tested all the isolates with the β-CARBA test (Bio-Rad, https://www.bio-rad.com ) and, from January 2018, also with the NG-test CARBA 5 (NG Biotech, https://ngbiotech.com ).

    Article Title: Four-Hour Immunochromatographic Detection of Intestinal Carriage of Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae : a Validation Study
    Article Snippet: Phenotypic tests, such as the β-Carba test (Bio-Rad Laboratories) or the Rapidec Carba NP test (bioMérieux), are less expensive but are validated for use on GNB colonies isolated after 16 to 18 h of growth, which may cause at least 1 day at risk, during which a patient with C-PGNB is not detected and, hence, not isolated.

    Article Title: Ongoing dissemination of OXA-244 carbapenemase-producing Escherichia coli in Switzerland and their detection.
    Article Snippet: The performances of the Rapidec Carba NP test (bioMérieux) which principle is based on detection of imipenem hydrolysis (Poirel and Jo ur na l P re -p ro of Nordmann, 2015) and of the β-Carba test (BioRad, Cressier, Switzerland) which principle is based on the use chromogenic carbapenem hydrolysis (Decousser et al., 2017) were tested.

    Mass Spectrometry:

    Article Title: Tracking KPC-3-producing ST-258 Klebsiella pneumoniae outbreak in a third-level hospital in Granada (Andalusia, Spain) by risk factors and molecular characteristics.
    Article Snippet: The objective of this study was to determine clinical-epidemiological characteristics of the patients and the genetic characteristics of carbapenemase KPC-3-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates belonging to sequence type ST258.. The eligible study population was all patients with isolates detected between October 2015 and March 2017.. Clinical–epidemiological and microbiological data were gathered on risk factors associated with infection by this clone.

    Article Title: Detection of two simultaneous outbreaks of Klebsiella pneumoniae coproducing OXA-48 and NDM-1 carbapenemases in a tertiary-care hospital in Valencia, Spain
    Article Snippet: Firstly, screening of carbapenemase with the β-CARBA test (Bio-Rad, Hercules, CA, USA) was performed, followed by the ‘KPC, MBL and OXA-48 confirmation kit: carbapenemases’ (Rosco Diagnostica, Taastrup, Denmark) in case of positive results for the β-CARBA test.

    Article Title: Phenotypic and Molecular Characterization of an Enterobacter ludwigii Clinical Isolate Carrying a Plasmid-Mediated bla IMI-6 Gene
    Article Snippet: Detection of carbapenemase activity by the modified carbapenem inactivation method (mCIM) was positive (meropenem inhibition zone, 6 mm), but the β-Carba test (Bio-Rad, Madrid, Spain), the NG-Test-CARBA-5 immunochromatography test (Biotech, Madrid, Spain), and a commercial PCR assay (GenXpert; Cepheid, Barcelona, Spain) were all negative.

    Article Title: Detection of Multidrug-Resistant Enterobacterales —From ESBLs to Carbapenemases
    Article Snippet: , β-CARBA test (Bio-Rad) , 30 min , subjective , Classes A, B, D , 64.9–84.9 , 90–95.6 , bacterial colonies , [ , ] .

    Article Title: Interplay between OXA-10 β-Lactamase Production and Low Outer-Membrane Permeability in Carbapenem Resistance in Enterobacterales.
    Article Snippet: Carbapenemase activity was detected in clinical and recombinant isolates using 5 different methodologies, (1) the Carba NP test [33], (2) the CIM test [34], (3) the modified Hodge test [35], (4) the β-carba test (Bio-Rad, Hercules, CA, USA) [36], and the (5) MALDI-TOF MS MBT STAR—Carba IVD Assay [37] in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations.

    Article Title: Carbapenemase-Producing Gram-Negative Bacteria in Andalusia, Spain, 2014–2018
    Article Snippet: In addition, we tested all the isolates with the β-CARBA test (Bio-Rad, https://www.bio-rad.com ) and, from January 2018, also with the NG-test CARBA 5 (NG Biotech, https://ngbiotech.com ).

    Article Title: Four-Hour Immunochromatographic Detection of Intestinal Carriage of Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae : a Validation Study
    Article Snippet: Phenotypic tests, such as the β-Carba test (Bio-Rad Laboratories) or the Rapidec Carba NP test (bioMérieux), are less expensive but are validated for use on GNB colonies isolated after 16 to 18 h of growth, which may cause at least 1 day at risk, during which a patient with C-PGNB is not detected and, hence, not isolated.

    Article Title: Ongoing dissemination of OXA-244 carbapenemase-producing Escherichia coli in Switzerland and their detection.
    Article Snippet: The performances of the Rapidec Carba NP test (bioMérieux) which principle is based on detection of imipenem hydrolysis (Poirel and Jo ur na l P re -p ro of Nordmann, 2015) and of the β-Carba test (BioRad, Cressier, Switzerland) which principle is based on the use chromogenic carbapenem hydrolysis (Decousser et al., 2017) were tested.

    Growth Assay:

    Article Title: Tracking KPC-3-producing ST-258 Klebsiella pneumoniae outbreak in a third-level hospital in Granada (Andalusia, Spain) by risk factors and molecular characteristics.
    Article Snippet: The objective of this study was to determine clinical-epidemiological characteristics of the patients and the genetic characteristics of carbapenemase KPC-3-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates belonging to sequence type ST258.. The eligible study population was all patients with isolates detected between October 2015 and March 2017.. Clinical–epidemiological and microbiological data were gathered on risk factors associated with infection by this clone.

    Article Title: Detection of two simultaneous outbreaks of Klebsiella pneumoniae coproducing OXA-48 and NDM-1 carbapenemases in a tertiary-care hospital in Valencia, Spain
    Article Snippet: Firstly, screening of carbapenemase with the β-CARBA test (Bio-Rad, Hercules, CA, USA) was performed, followed by the ‘KPC, MBL and OXA-48 confirmation kit: carbapenemases’ (Rosco Diagnostica, Taastrup, Denmark) in case of positive results for the β-CARBA test.

    Article Title: Phenotypic and Molecular Characterization of an Enterobacter ludwigii Clinical Isolate Carrying a Plasmid-Mediated bla IMI-6 Gene
    Article Snippet: Detection of carbapenemase activity by the modified carbapenem inactivation method (mCIM) was positive (meropenem inhibition zone, 6 mm), but the β-Carba test (Bio-Rad, Madrid, Spain), the NG-Test-CARBA-5 immunochromatography test (Biotech, Madrid, Spain), and a commercial PCR assay (GenXpert; Cepheid, Barcelona, Spain) were all negative.

    Article Title: Detection of Multidrug-Resistant Enterobacterales —From ESBLs to Carbapenemases
    Article Snippet: , β-CARBA test (Bio-Rad) , 30 min , subjective , Classes A, B, D , 64.9–84.9 , 90–95.6 , bacterial colonies , [ , ] .

    Article Title: Interplay between OXA-10 β-Lactamase Production and Low Outer-Membrane Permeability in Carbapenem Resistance in Enterobacterales.
    Article Snippet: Carbapenemase activity was detected in clinical and recombinant isolates using 5 different methodologies, (1) the Carba NP test [33], (2) the CIM test [34], (3) the modified Hodge test [35], (4) the β-carba test (Bio-Rad, Hercules, CA, USA) [36], and the (5) MALDI-TOF MS MBT STAR—Carba IVD Assay [37] in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations.

    Article Title: Carbapenemase-Producing Gram-Negative Bacteria in Andalusia, Spain, 2014–2018
    Article Snippet: In addition, we tested all the isolates with the β-CARBA test (Bio-Rad, https://www.bio-rad.com ) and, from January 2018, also with the NG-test CARBA 5 (NG Biotech, https://ngbiotech.com ).

    Article Title: Four-Hour Immunochromatographic Detection of Intestinal Carriage of Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae : a Validation Study
    Article Snippet: Phenotypic tests, such as the β-Carba test (Bio-Rad Laboratories) or the Rapidec Carba NP test (bioMérieux), are less expensive but are validated for use on GNB colonies isolated after 16 to 18 h of growth, which may cause at least 1 day at risk, during which a patient with C-PGNB is not detected and, hence, not isolated.

    Article Title: Ongoing dissemination of OXA-244 carbapenemase-producing Escherichia coli in Switzerland and their detection.
    Article Snippet: The performances of the Rapidec Carba NP test (bioMérieux) which principle is based on detection of imipenem hydrolysis (Poirel and Jo ur na l P re -p ro of Nordmann, 2015) and of the β-Carba test (BioRad, Cressier, Switzerland) which principle is based on the use chromogenic carbapenem hydrolysis (Decousser et al., 2017) were tested.

    Concentration Assay:

    Article Title: Tracking KPC-3-producing ST-258 Klebsiella pneumoniae outbreak in a third-level hospital in Granada (Andalusia, Spain) by risk factors and molecular characteristics.
    Article Snippet: The objective of this study was to determine clinical-epidemiological characteristics of the patients and the genetic characteristics of carbapenemase KPC-3-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates belonging to sequence type ST258.. The eligible study population was all patients with isolates detected between October 2015 and March 2017.. Clinical–epidemiological and microbiological data were gathered on risk factors associated with infection by this clone.

    Article Title: Detection of two simultaneous outbreaks of Klebsiella pneumoniae coproducing OXA-48 and NDM-1 carbapenemases in a tertiary-care hospital in Valencia, Spain
    Article Snippet: Firstly, screening of carbapenemase with the β-CARBA test (Bio-Rad, Hercules, CA, USA) was performed, followed by the ‘KPC, MBL and OXA-48 confirmation kit: carbapenemases’ (Rosco Diagnostica, Taastrup, Denmark) in case of positive results for the β-CARBA test.

    Article Title: Phenotypic and Molecular Characterization of an Enterobacter ludwigii Clinical Isolate Carrying a Plasmid-Mediated bla IMI-6 Gene
    Article Snippet: Detection of carbapenemase activity by the modified carbapenem inactivation method (mCIM) was positive (meropenem inhibition zone, 6 mm), but the β-Carba test (Bio-Rad, Madrid, Spain), the NG-Test-CARBA-5 immunochromatography test (Biotech, Madrid, Spain), and a commercial PCR assay (GenXpert; Cepheid, Barcelona, Spain) were all negative.

    Article Title: Detection of Multidrug-Resistant Enterobacterales —From ESBLs to Carbapenemases
    Article Snippet: , β-CARBA test (Bio-Rad) , 30 min , subjective , Classes A, B, D , 64.9–84.9 , 90–95.6 , bacterial colonies , [ , ] .

    Article Title: Interplay between OXA-10 β-Lactamase Production and Low Outer-Membrane Permeability in Carbapenem Resistance in Enterobacterales.
    Article Snippet: Carbapenemase activity was detected in clinical and recombinant isolates using 5 different methodologies, (1) the Carba NP test [33], (2) the CIM test [34], (3) the modified Hodge test [35], (4) the β-carba test (Bio-Rad, Hercules, CA, USA) [36], and the (5) MALDI-TOF MS MBT STAR—Carba IVD Assay [37] in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations.

    Article Title: Carbapenemase-Producing Gram-Negative Bacteria in Andalusia, Spain, 2014–2018
    Article Snippet: In addition, we tested all the isolates with the β-CARBA test (Bio-Rad, https://www.bio-rad.com ) and, from January 2018, also with the NG-test CARBA 5 (NG Biotech, https://ngbiotech.com ).

    Article Title: Four-Hour Immunochromatographic Detection of Intestinal Carriage of Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae : a Validation Study
    Article Snippet: Phenotypic tests, such as the β-Carba test (Bio-Rad Laboratories) or the Rapidec Carba NP test (bioMérieux), are less expensive but are validated for use on GNB colonies isolated after 16 to 18 h of growth, which may cause at least 1 day at risk, during which a patient with C-PGNB is not detected and, hence, not isolated.

    Article Title: Ongoing dissemination of OXA-244 carbapenemase-producing Escherichia coli in Switzerland and their detection.
    Article Snippet: The performances of the Rapidec Carba NP test (bioMérieux) which principle is based on detection of imipenem hydrolysis (Poirel and Jo ur na l P re -p ro of Nordmann, 2015) and of the β-Carba test (BioRad, Cressier, Switzerland) which principle is based on the use chromogenic carbapenem hydrolysis (Decousser et al., 2017) were tested.

    Bla VIM Assay:

    Article Title: Tracking KPC-3-producing ST-258 Klebsiella pneumoniae outbreak in a third-level hospital in Granada (Andalusia, Spain) by risk factors and molecular characteristics.
    Article Snippet: The objective of this study was to determine clinical-epidemiological characteristics of the patients and the genetic characteristics of carbapenemase KPC-3-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates belonging to sequence type ST258.. The eligible study population was all patients with isolates detected between October 2015 and March 2017.. Clinical–epidemiological and microbiological data were gathered on risk factors associated with infection by this clone.

    Article Title: Detection of two simultaneous outbreaks of Klebsiella pneumoniae coproducing OXA-48 and NDM-1 carbapenemases in a tertiary-care hospital in Valencia, Spain
    Article Snippet: Firstly, screening of carbapenemase with the β-CARBA test (Bio-Rad, Hercules, CA, USA) was performed, followed by the ‘KPC, MBL and OXA-48 confirmation kit: carbapenemases’ (Rosco Diagnostica, Taastrup, Denmark) in case of positive results for the β-CARBA test.

    Article Title: Phenotypic and Molecular Characterization of an Enterobacter ludwigii Clinical Isolate Carrying a Plasmid-Mediated bla IMI-6 Gene
    Article Snippet: Detection of carbapenemase activity by the modified carbapenem inactivation method (mCIM) was positive (meropenem inhibition zone, 6 mm), but the β-Carba test (Bio-Rad, Madrid, Spain), the NG-Test-CARBA-5 immunochromatography test (Biotech, Madrid, Spain), and a commercial PCR assay (GenXpert; Cepheid, Barcelona, Spain) were all negative.

    Article Title: Detection of Multidrug-Resistant Enterobacterales —From ESBLs to Carbapenemases
    Article Snippet: , β-CARBA test (Bio-Rad) , 30 min , subjective , Classes A, B, D , 64.9–84.9 , 90–95.6 , bacterial colonies , [ , ] .

    Article Title: Interplay between OXA-10 β-Lactamase Production and Low Outer-Membrane Permeability in Carbapenem Resistance in Enterobacterales.
    Article Snippet: Carbapenemase activity was detected in clinical and recombinant isolates using 5 different methodologies, (1) the Carba NP test [33], (2) the CIM test [34], (3) the modified Hodge test [35], (4) the β-carba test (Bio-Rad, Hercules, CA, USA) [36], and the (5) MALDI-TOF MS MBT STAR—Carba IVD Assay [37] in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations.

    Article Title: Carbapenemase-Producing Gram-Negative Bacteria in Andalusia, Spain, 2014–2018
    Article Snippet: In addition, we tested all the isolates with the β-CARBA test (Bio-Rad, https://www.bio-rad.com ) and, from January 2018, also with the NG-test CARBA 5 (NG Biotech, https://ngbiotech.com ).

    Article Title: Four-Hour Immunochromatographic Detection of Intestinal Carriage of Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae : a Validation Study
    Article Snippet: Phenotypic tests, such as the β-Carba test (Bio-Rad Laboratories) or the Rapidec Carba NP test (bioMérieux), are less expensive but are validated for use on GNB colonies isolated after 16 to 18 h of growth, which may cause at least 1 day at risk, during which a patient with C-PGNB is not detected and, hence, not isolated.

    Article Title: Ongoing dissemination of OXA-244 carbapenemase-producing Escherichia coli in Switzerland and their detection.
    Article Snippet: The performances of the Rapidec Carba NP test (bioMérieux) which principle is based on detection of imipenem hydrolysis (Poirel and Jo ur na l P re -p ro of Nordmann, 2015) and of the β-Carba test (BioRad, Cressier, Switzerland) which principle is based on the use chromogenic carbapenem hydrolysis (Decousser et al., 2017) were tested.

    Multiplex Assay:

    Article Title: Tracking KPC-3-producing ST-258 Klebsiella pneumoniae outbreak in a third-level hospital in Granada (Andalusia, Spain) by risk factors and molecular characteristics.
    Article Snippet: The objective of this study was to determine clinical-epidemiological characteristics of the patients and the genetic characteristics of carbapenemase KPC-3-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates belonging to sequence type ST258.. The eligible study population was all patients with isolates detected between October 2015 and March 2017.. Clinical–epidemiological and microbiological data were gathered on risk factors associated with infection by this clone.

    Article Title: Detection of two simultaneous outbreaks of Klebsiella pneumoniae coproducing OXA-48 and NDM-1 carbapenemases in a tertiary-care hospital in Valencia, Spain
    Article Snippet: Firstly, screening of carbapenemase with the β-CARBA test (Bio-Rad, Hercules, CA, USA) was performed, followed by the ‘KPC, MBL and OXA-48 confirmation kit: carbapenemases’ (Rosco Diagnostica, Taastrup, Denmark) in case of positive results for the β-CARBA test.

    Article Title: Phenotypic and Molecular Characterization of an Enterobacter ludwigii Clinical Isolate Carrying a Plasmid-Mediated bla IMI-6 Gene
    Article Snippet: Detection of carbapenemase activity by the modified carbapenem inactivation method (mCIM) was positive (meropenem inhibition zone, 6 mm), but the β-Carba test (Bio-Rad, Madrid, Spain), the NG-Test-CARBA-5 immunochromatography test (Biotech, Madrid, Spain), and a commercial PCR assay (GenXpert; Cepheid, Barcelona, Spain) were all negative.

    Article Title: Detection of Multidrug-Resistant Enterobacterales —From ESBLs to Carbapenemases
    Article Snippet: , β-CARBA test (Bio-Rad) , 30 min , subjective , Classes A, B, D , 64.9–84.9 , 90–95.6 , bacterial colonies , [ , ] .

    Article Title: Interplay between OXA-10 β-Lactamase Production and Low Outer-Membrane Permeability in Carbapenem Resistance in Enterobacterales.
    Article Snippet: Carbapenemase activity was detected in clinical and recombinant isolates using 5 different methodologies, (1) the Carba NP test [33], (2) the CIM test [34], (3) the modified Hodge test [35], (4) the β-carba test (Bio-Rad, Hercules, CA, USA) [36], and the (5) MALDI-TOF MS MBT STAR—Carba IVD Assay [37] in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations.

    Article Title: Carbapenemase-Producing Gram-Negative Bacteria in Andalusia, Spain, 2014–2018
    Article Snippet: In addition, we tested all the isolates with the β-CARBA test (Bio-Rad, https://www.bio-rad.com ) and, from January 2018, also with the NG-test CARBA 5 (NG Biotech, https://ngbiotech.com ).

    Article Title: Four-Hour Immunochromatographic Detection of Intestinal Carriage of Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae : a Validation Study
    Article Snippet: Phenotypic tests, such as the β-Carba test (Bio-Rad Laboratories) or the Rapidec Carba NP test (bioMérieux), are less expensive but are validated for use on GNB colonies isolated after 16 to 18 h of growth, which may cause at least 1 day at risk, during which a patient with C-PGNB is not detected and, hence, not isolated.

    Article Title: Ongoing dissemination of OXA-244 carbapenemase-producing Escherichia coli in Switzerland and their detection.
    Article Snippet: The performances of the Rapidec Carba NP test (bioMérieux) which principle is based on detection of imipenem hydrolysis (Poirel and Jo ur na l P re -p ro of Nordmann, 2015) and of the β-Carba test (BioRad, Cressier, Switzerland) which principle is based on the use chromogenic carbapenem hydrolysis (Decousser et al., 2017) were tested.

    Luminex:

    Article Title: Tracking KPC-3-producing ST-258 Klebsiella pneumoniae outbreak in a third-level hospital in Granada (Andalusia, Spain) by risk factors and molecular characteristics.
    Article Snippet: The objective of this study was to determine clinical-epidemiological characteristics of the patients and the genetic characteristics of carbapenemase KPC-3-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates belonging to sequence type ST258.. The eligible study population was all patients with isolates detected between October 2015 and March 2017.. Clinical–epidemiological and microbiological data were gathered on risk factors associated with infection by this clone.

    Article Title: Detection of two simultaneous outbreaks of Klebsiella pneumoniae coproducing OXA-48 and NDM-1 carbapenemases in a tertiary-care hospital in Valencia, Spain
    Article Snippet: Firstly, screening of carbapenemase with the β-CARBA test (Bio-Rad, Hercules, CA, USA) was performed, followed by the ‘KPC, MBL and OXA-48 confirmation kit: carbapenemases’ (Rosco Diagnostica, Taastrup, Denmark) in case of positive results for the β-CARBA test.

    Article Title: Phenotypic and Molecular Characterization of an Enterobacter ludwigii Clinical Isolate Carrying a Plasmid-Mediated bla IMI-6 Gene
    Article Snippet: Detection of carbapenemase activity by the modified carbapenem inactivation method (mCIM) was positive (meropenem inhibition zone, 6 mm), but the β-Carba test (Bio-Rad, Madrid, Spain), the NG-Test-CARBA-5 immunochromatography test (Biotech, Madrid, Spain), and a commercial PCR assay (GenXpert; Cepheid, Barcelona, Spain) were all negative.

    Article Title: Detection of Multidrug-Resistant Enterobacterales —From ESBLs to Carbapenemases
    Article Snippet: , β-CARBA test (Bio-Rad) , 30 min , subjective , Classes A, B, D , 64.9–84.9 , 90–95.6 , bacterial colonies , [ , ] .

    Article Title: Interplay between OXA-10 β-Lactamase Production and Low Outer-Membrane Permeability in Carbapenem Resistance in Enterobacterales.
    Article Snippet: Carbapenemase activity was detected in clinical and recombinant isolates using 5 different methodologies, (1) the Carba NP test [33], (2) the CIM test [34], (3) the modified Hodge test [35], (4) the β-carba test (Bio-Rad, Hercules, CA, USA) [36], and the (5) MALDI-TOF MS MBT STAR—Carba IVD Assay [37] in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations.

    Article Title: Carbapenemase-Producing Gram-Negative Bacteria in Andalusia, Spain, 2014–2018
    Article Snippet: In addition, we tested all the isolates with the β-CARBA test (Bio-Rad, https://www.bio-rad.com ) and, from January 2018, also with the NG-test CARBA 5 (NG Biotech, https://ngbiotech.com ).

    Article Title: Four-Hour Immunochromatographic Detection of Intestinal Carriage of Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae : a Validation Study
    Article Snippet: Phenotypic tests, such as the β-Carba test (Bio-Rad Laboratories) or the Rapidec Carba NP test (bioMérieux), are less expensive but are validated for use on GNB colonies isolated after 16 to 18 h of growth, which may cause at least 1 day at risk, during which a patient with C-PGNB is not detected and, hence, not isolated.

    Article Title: Ongoing dissemination of OXA-244 carbapenemase-producing Escherichia coli in Switzerland and their detection.
    Article Snippet: The performances of the Rapidec Carba NP test (bioMérieux) which principle is based on detection of imipenem hydrolysis (Poirel and Jo ur na l P re -p ro of Nordmann, 2015) and of the β-Carba test (BioRad, Cressier, Switzerland) which principle is based on the use chromogenic carbapenem hydrolysis (Decousser et al., 2017) were tested.

    Next-Generation Sequencing:

    Article Title: Tracking KPC-3-producing ST-258 Klebsiella pneumoniae outbreak in a third-level hospital in Granada (Andalusia, Spain) by risk factors and molecular characteristics.
    Article Snippet: The objective of this study was to determine clinical-epidemiological characteristics of the patients and the genetic characteristics of carbapenemase KPC-3-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates belonging to sequence type ST258.. The eligible study population was all patients with isolates detected between October 2015 and March 2017.. Clinical–epidemiological and microbiological data were gathered on risk factors associated with infection by this clone.

    Article Title: Detection of two simultaneous outbreaks of Klebsiella pneumoniae coproducing OXA-48 and NDM-1 carbapenemases in a tertiary-care hospital in Valencia, Spain
    Article Snippet: Firstly, screening of carbapenemase with the β-CARBA test (Bio-Rad, Hercules, CA, USA) was performed, followed by the ‘KPC, MBL and OXA-48 confirmation kit: carbapenemases’ (Rosco Diagnostica, Taastrup, Denmark) in case of positive results for the β-CARBA test.

    Article Title: Phenotypic and Molecular Characterization of an Enterobacter ludwigii Clinical Isolate Carrying a Plasmid-Mediated bla IMI-6 Gene
    Article Snippet: Detection of carbapenemase activity by the modified carbapenem inactivation method (mCIM) was positive (meropenem inhibition zone, 6 mm), but the β-Carba test (Bio-Rad, Madrid, Spain), the NG-Test-CARBA-5 immunochromatography test (Biotech, Madrid, Spain), and a commercial PCR assay (GenXpert; Cepheid, Barcelona, Spain) were all negative.

    Article Title: Detection of Multidrug-Resistant Enterobacterales —From ESBLs to Carbapenemases
    Article Snippet: , β-CARBA test (Bio-Rad) , 30 min , subjective , Classes A, B, D , 64.9–84.9 , 90–95.6 , bacterial colonies , [ , ] .

    Article Title: Interplay between OXA-10 β-Lactamase Production and Low Outer-Membrane Permeability in Carbapenem Resistance in Enterobacterales.
    Article Snippet: Carbapenemase activity was detected in clinical and recombinant isolates using 5 different methodologies, (1) the Carba NP test [33], (2) the CIM test [34], (3) the modified Hodge test [35], (4) the β-carba test (Bio-Rad, Hercules, CA, USA) [36], and the (5) MALDI-TOF MS MBT STAR—Carba IVD Assay [37] in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations.

    Article Title: Carbapenemase-Producing Gram-Negative Bacteria in Andalusia, Spain, 2014–2018
    Article Snippet: In addition, we tested all the isolates with the β-CARBA test (Bio-Rad, https://www.bio-rad.com ) and, from January 2018, also with the NG-test CARBA 5 (NG Biotech, https://ngbiotech.com ).

    Article Title: Four-Hour Immunochromatographic Detection of Intestinal Carriage of Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae : a Validation Study
    Article Snippet: Phenotypic tests, such as the β-Carba test (Bio-Rad Laboratories) or the Rapidec Carba NP test (bioMérieux), are less expensive but are validated for use on GNB colonies isolated after 16 to 18 h of growth, which may cause at least 1 day at risk, during which a patient with C-PGNB is not detected and, hence, not isolated.

    Article Title: Ongoing dissemination of OXA-244 carbapenemase-producing Escherichia coli in Switzerland and their detection.
    Article Snippet: The performances of the Rapidec Carba NP test (bioMérieux) which principle is based on detection of imipenem hydrolysis (Poirel and Jo ur na l P re -p ro of Nordmann, 2015) and of the β-Carba test (BioRad, Cressier, Switzerland) which principle is based on the use chromogenic carbapenem hydrolysis (Decousser et al., 2017) were tested.



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    Summary of results for patient in Case Study 1—CPE positive bacteria, isolated in the point prevalence study performed by the National Centre for Infection Control (NCIC).

    Journal: Microorganisms

    Article Title: Unraveling the Diversity of Co-Colonization by CPE

    doi: 10.3390/microorganisms10071292

    Figure Lengend Snippet: Summary of results for patient in Case Study 1—CPE positive bacteria, isolated in the point prevalence study performed by the National Centre for Infection Control (NCIC).

    Article Snippet: The presence of a carbapenemase was confirmed using a commercial ‘β-Carba Test’ kit (Biorad, Marnes-la-Coquette, France).

    Techniques: Isolation, Infection

    Summary of results of CPE-positive bacteria isolated during routine CPE screening in Case Study 2.

    Journal: Microorganisms

    Article Title: Unraveling the Diversity of Co-Colonization by CPE

    doi: 10.3390/microorganisms10071292

    Figure Lengend Snippet: Summary of results of CPE-positive bacteria isolated during routine CPE screening in Case Study 2.

    Article Snippet: The presence of a carbapenemase was confirmed using a commercial ‘β-Carba Test’ kit (Biorad, Marnes-la-Coquette, France).

    Techniques: Isolation, Plasmid Preparation

    Summary of results of CPE-positive bacteria isolated during CPE screening in Case Study 3.

    Journal: Microorganisms

    Article Title: Unraveling the Diversity of Co-Colonization by CPE

    doi: 10.3390/microorganisms10071292

    Figure Lengend Snippet: Summary of results of CPE-positive bacteria isolated during CPE screening in Case Study 3.

    Article Snippet: The presence of a carbapenemase was confirmed using a commercial ‘β-Carba Test’ kit (Biorad, Marnes-la-Coquette, France).

    Techniques: Isolation, Variant Assay, Plasmid Preparation