Rapid Detection of Carbapenemases Using NG-Test^® CARBA 5 in Positive Blood Cultures: A Diagnostic Test Study

• Main Authors: Diana Munguia-Ramos (Author), Luis Fernando Xancal-Salvador (Author), Verónica Esteban-Kenel (Author), Narciso Ortiz-Conchi (Author), Ricardo Antonio Jaimes-Aquino (Author), Miguel Mendoza-Rojas (Author), Axel Cervantes-Sánchez (Author), Steven Méndez-Ramos (Author), Hector Orlando Rivera-Villegas (Author), Sandra Rajme-Lopez (Author), Karla Maria Tamez-Torres (Author), Carla Marina Roman-Montes (Author), Areli Martínez-Gamboa (Author), Miriam Bobadilla del-Valle (Author), Jose Sifuentes-Osornio (Author), Alfredo Ponce- (Author), Maria Fernanda Gonzalez-Lara (Author), Bernardo Alfonso Martinez-Guerra (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2024-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Infections due to carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacteria are emerging as an important challenge in health-care settings and a growing concern worldwide. Lateral flow immunoassay NG-Test^® CARBA 5 can detect the five most reported carbapenemases (KPC, OXA-48-lik...