Multiplex lateral flow immunochromatographic assay is an effective method to detect carbapenemases without risk of OXA-48-like cross reactivity

• Main Authors: Hadas Kon (Author), Shirin Abramov (Author), Sammy Frenk (Author), David Schwartz (Author), Ohad Shalom (Author), Amos Adler (Author), Yehuda Carmeli (Author), Jonathan Lellouche (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background It is essential to detect carriers of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales in order to implement infection control measures. The objectives of this study was to evaluate the NG-Test® CARBA 5 (CARBA 5) assay for detection of five carbapenemases and to assess the cross reactivi...