Detection of OXA-48-like carbapenemase genes by the Xpert® Carba-R test: room for improvement

Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2015 Apr;45(4):441-2. doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2014.12.009. Epub 2014 Dec 31.
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Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
  • Carbapenems / pharmacology*
  • Carrier State / diagnosis
  • Carrier State / microbiology
  • Drug Resistance, Bacterial*
  • Escherichia coli / drug effects
  • Escherichia coli / enzymology*
  • Escherichia coli / genetics
  • Escherichia coli / isolation & purification
  • Escherichia coli Infections / diagnosis*
  • Escherichia coli Infections / microbiology
  • Escherichia coli Proteins / genetics*
  • Genetic Variation
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Molecular Diagnostic Techniques / methods*
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • beta-Lactamases / genetics*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Carbapenems
  • Escherichia coli Proteins
  • beta-Lactamases
  • beta-lactamase OXA-48, E coli