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Clinical Performance of Check-Direct CPE, a Multiplex PCR for Direct Detection of <i>bla</i> <sub>KPC</sub> , <i>bla</i> <sub>NDM</sub> and/or <i>bla</i> <sub>VIM</sub> , and <i>bla</i> <sub>OXA-48</sub> from Perirectal Swabs
3 Sept 2015
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We evaluated the clinical performance of Check-Direct CPE for carbapenemase detection directly from 301 perirectal swabs (258 patients) in a nonoutbreak setting. Culture of a PCR-confirmed, carbapenemase-containing organism, or history of colonization with such organism within the previous 2 weeks, was used as the reference standard. Check-Direct CPE demonstrated a sensitivity value, specificity value, positive...
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