TY - JOUR
T1 - Comparative study of a novel biochemical assay, the rapidec carba NP test, for detecting carbapenemase-producing enterobacteriaceae
AU - Lifshitz, Ziv
AU - Adler, Amos
AU - Carmeli, Yehuda
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2016 Mokhtari et al.
PY - 2016/2
Y1 - 2016/2
N2 - The novel biochemical test, the Rapidec Carba NP (RCNP), was evaluated using carbapenemase-and non-carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae isolates. The RCNP test was compared with the Carba NP test (CNP) and the modified Hodge test. Compared to the CNP test, the RCNP test had identical sensitivity (96%) and lower specificity (93% versus 100%). The medium used to culture the isolates significantly affected test sensitivity and specificity. The RCNP test was quicker and easier to perform than the other tests.
AB - The novel biochemical test, the Rapidec Carba NP (RCNP), was evaluated using carbapenemase-and non-carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae isolates. The RCNP test was compared with the Carba NP test (CNP) and the modified Hodge test. Compared to the CNP test, the RCNP test had identical sensitivity (96%) and lower specificity (93% versus 100%). The medium used to culture the isolates significantly affected test sensitivity and specificity. The RCNP test was quicker and easier to perform than the other tests.
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U2 - 10.1128/JCM.02626-15
DO - 10.1128/JCM.02626-15
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C2 - 26582833
AN - SCOPUS:84956658734
SN - 0095-1137
VL - 54
SP - 453
EP - 456
JO - Journal of Clinical Microbiology
JF - Journal of Clinical Microbiology
IS - 2
ER -