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Comparative Study
. 2017 May;88(1):20-22.
doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2017.02.004. Epub 2017 Feb 11.

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

Ma'ayan Amar  1 , Ohad Shalom  2 , Amos Adler  3
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Comparative Study

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

Ma'ayan Amar et al. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2017 May.

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).

Keywords: Carbapenemase; Surveillance.

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