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Evaluation of phenotypic tests to detect carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in colonized patients hospitalized in intensive care units.
The Brazilian journal of infectious diseases : an official publication of the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases - 1 Jan 2000
Perez Leandro Reus Rodrigues, Rodrigues Diógenes, Dias Cícero Gomes
Abstract excerpt
In this study, we aimed to evaluate the performance of different phenotypic tests to detect carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae. Three different phenotypic methods were evaluated: (1) combined-disk test of meropenem plus phenylboronic acid or EDTA reading after 24h and 48h; (2) selective/chromogenic read after 24h and after 48h; and (3) overnight selective enrichment broth containing 10μg ertapenem disk...
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