Real-world implementation and impact of a rapid carbapenemase detection test in an area endemic for carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2022 Jan;43(1):92-95. doi: 10.1017/ice.2021.6. Epub 2021 Feb 15.

Abstract

A retrospective study was conducted to describe the impact of a molecular assay to detect the most common carbapenemase genes in carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales isolates recovered in culture. Carbapenemases were detected in 69% of isolates, and assay results guided treatment modifications or epidemiologic investigation in 20% and 4% of cases, respectively.

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
  • Bacterial Proteins / genetics
  • Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae* / genetics
  • Carbapenems* / pharmacology
  • Humans
  • Retrospective Studies
  • beta-Lactamases / genetics

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Bacterial Proteins
  • Carbapenems
  • beta-Lactamases
  • carbapenemase