Comparison of the Novel Oxa-48 and Kpc K-SeT Assay, and Blue-Carba Test for the Detection of Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae Using PCR as a Reference Method

Erdem F., Abulaila A., AKTAŞ Z., ÖNCÜL M. O.

CLINICAL LABORATORY, vol.63, no.3, pp.515-522, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 63 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.7754/clin.lab.2016.160911
  • Journal Name: CLINICAL LABORATORY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.515-522
  • Keywords: Carbapenem nonsusceptible Enterobacteriaceae, OXA48 K-SeT, KPC K-SeT, Blue-Carba test, D BETA-LACTAMASE, KLEBSIELLA-PNEUMONIAE, RAPID DETECTION, MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION, ESCHERICHIA-COLI, NP TEST, DOMINANCE
  • Eskisehir Osmangazi University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Background: Rapid, simple, and accurate laboratory detection of carbapenemases is very important for proper antibiotic therapy and infection control.