Improving the processing time for the detection of carbapenemase-producing enterobacterales using an evolving algorithm

Br J Biomed Sci. 2020 Apr;77(2):97-100. doi: 10.1080/09674845.2019.1704357. Epub 2020 Feb 24.

Authors

J Cafferkey¹, M O'Connor¹, D Doyle¹, M Skally¹, M Fitzpatrick¹, K Burns^{1

2

3}, K O'Connell^{1

2}, F Fitzpatrick^{1

2}, E Smyth^{1

2}, H Humphreys^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Microbiology, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
² Department of Clinical Microbiology, The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
³ Health Protection Surveillance Centre, Dublin, Ireland.

PMID: 31971872
DOI: 10.1080/09674845.2019.1704357

No abstract available

Keywords: CPE; CRE; algorithm; carbapenemase; detection; processing time.

Publication types

Evaluation Study

MeSH terms

Algorithms
Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae / isolation & purification*
Enterobacteriaceae Infections / diagnosis*
Humans
Microbiological Techniques
Retrospective Studies
Time Factors