Identification and screening of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae

P. Nordmann*, M. Gniadkowski, C. G. Giske, L. Poirel, N. Woodford, V. Miriagou, M. Akova, T. Naas, H. Seifert, D. Livermore, P. Bogaerts, Y. Glupczynski, R. Canton, M. Rossolini G., A. Adler, Y. Carmeli, S. Navon-Venezia, O. Samuelsen, G. Cornaglia

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    Abstract

    Carbapenem-hydrolysing β-lactamases are the most powerful β-lactamases, being able to hydrolyse almost all β-lactams. They are mostly of the KPC, VIM, IMP, NDM and OXA-48 types. Their current extensive spread worldwide in Enterobacteriaceae is an important source of concern, as these carbapenemase producers are multidrug-resistant. Detection of infected patients and of carriers are the two main approaches for prevention of their spread. Phenotypic and molecular-based techniques are able to identify these carbapenemase producers, although with variable efficiencies. The detection of carriers still relies mostly on the use of screening culture media.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)432-438
    Number of pages7
    JournalClinical Microbiology and Infection
    Volume18
    Issue number5
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 May 2012

    Bibliographical note

    Funding Information:
    This work was partially funded by a grant from INSERM (U914), the European Society for Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID), sponsored the first meeting of the European Network on Carbapenemases held in Paris, September 2011.

    Keywords

    • Antibiotic
    • Carbapenem
    • Gram-negatives
    • Resistance
    • β-lactams

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