Comparative evaluation of a new commercial media, the CHROMAgar™ mSuperCARBA™, for the detection of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae

Ma'ayan Amar, Ohad Shalom, Amos Adler*

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

A new chromogenic-based medium (mSuperCARBA™) was tested for screening carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE). mSuperCARBA™ was more sensitive (83%) in detecting CPE isolates (n = 69, including KPC, NDM, OXA-48, VIM, and IMI) compared with CHROMAgar™-KPC (65%) and MacConkey agar with Imipenem (69%) with comparable specificity for non carbapenemase-producing, carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (n = 29).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)20-22
Number of pages3
JournalDiagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease
Volume88
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 May 2017
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Carbapenemase
  • Surveillance

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