| Literature DB >> 27865738 |
Kageto Yamada1, Machiko Kashiwa2, Katsumi Arai2, Noriyuki Nagano3, Ryoichi Saito4.
Abstract
We evaluated the effectiveness of carbapenem inactivation method (CIM) and modified CIM (mCIM). Our results indicated that mCIM with 4h incubation improved sensitivity and specificity for detecting carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae compared to CIM. Additionally, we developed a sodium mercaptoacetate-combination method (SMA-mCIM) to detect metallo-β-lactamase (MBL) with high sensitivity and specificity.Entities:
Keywords: Carbapenem inactivation method; Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae; Modified carbapenem inactivation method; Sodium mercaptoacetate
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27865738 DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2016.11.013
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Microbiol Methods ISSN: 0167-7012 Impact factor: 2.363