%0 Journal Article
%A García Fernández, Sergio
%A Morosini, María Isabel
%A Gijón, Desirèe
%A Beatobe, Lorena
%A Ruiz Garbajosa, Patricia
%A Cantón, Rafael
%A Valverde, Aránzazu
%A Domínguez Rodríguez, Lucas José
%T Detection of Carbapenemase Production in a Collection of Enterobacteriaceae with Characterized Resistance Mechanisms from Clinical and Environmental Origins by Use of Both Carba NP and Blue-Carba Tests
%D 2016
%@ 1098-660X
%U https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/24660
%X Rapid-screening methods to confirm the presence of resistance mechanisms in multidrug-resistant bacteria are currently recommended. Carba NP and Blue-Carba tests were evaluated in carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae from hospital (n = 102) and environmental (n = 57) origins for detecting the different molecular classes among them. Both methods showed to be fast and cost-effective, with high sensitivity (98% to 100%) and specificity (100%), and may be easily introduced in the routine laboratory.
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