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Improving the detection of carbapenemase-producing organisms (CPO) in a low-prevalence setting: evaluation of four commercial methods and implementation of an algorithm of testing.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 Feb 2018
Vanstone G L, Woodhead S, Roulston K, Sharma H, Wey E, Smith E R, Mack D, Balakrishnan I
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PURPOSE: Carbapenemase-producing organisms (CPOs) can be resistant to almost all β-lactams and represent an increasing threat in healthcare facilities. Detection of these organisms in routine diagnostic laboratories is difficult; here we evaluate four commercially available CPO detection assays and assess their suitability for the clinical laboratory. METHODOLOGY: A panel of 95 clinical multidrug-resistant...
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