Replacement of the Double Meropenem Disc Test with a Lateral Flow Assay for the Detection of Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacterales and <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> in Clinical Laboratory Practice

• Main Authors: Areti Tychala (Author), Georgios Meletis (Author), Paraskevi Mantzana (Author), Angeliki Kassomenaki (Author), Charikleia Katsanou (Author), Aikaterini Daviti (Author), Lydia Kouroudi (Author), Lemonia Skoura (Author), Efthymia Protonotariou (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2023-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The prompt detection of carbapenemases among Gram-negative bacteria isolated from patients' clinical infection samples and surveillance cultures is important for the implementation of infection control measures. In this context, we evaluated the effectiveness of replacing phenotypic tests for t...