A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
Evaluation of the Carba NP Test for Carbapenemase Detection
Authors: Monica Österblad, Antti J. Hakanen, Jari Jalava
Publication year: 2014
Journal: Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
Volume: 58
Issue: 12
First page : 7553
Last page: 7556
Number of pages: 4
ISSN: 0066-4804
eISSN: 1098-6596
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1128/AAC.02761-13
The Carba NP test was evaluated against a panel of 61 carbapenemase-producing bacterial species (15 producing class A carbapenemases, 15 producing class D carbapenemases, and 31 producing metallo-β-lactamases) and against 111 isolates with non-wild-type carbapenem susceptibility but not producing carbapenemase. Carbapenemase production was verified by PCR and UV-spectrophotometric measurement of imipenem hydrolysis. No false positives were seen, but there were consistent problems with the detection of OXA-48-like enzymes and also some rarer class A enzymes.