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

TitleReal-world implementation and impact of a rapid carbapenemase detection test in an area endemic for carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2021
AuthorsTrzebucki AM, Westblade LF, Loo A, Mazur S, Jenkins SG, Calfee DP, Satlin MJ, Simon MS
JournalInfect Control Hosp Epidemiol
Pagination1-4
Date Published2021 Feb 15
ISSN1559-6834
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.

DOI10.1017/ice.2021.6
Alternate JournalInfect Control Hosp Epidemiol
PubMed ID33583476
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