Optimization of the rapid carbapenem inactivation method for use with AmpC hyperproducers.
Mădălina Maria MunteanAndrei-Alexandru MunteanFrançois GuerinVincent CattoirElodie CretonGarance CotellonSaoussen OueslatiMircea Ioan PopaDelphine GirlichBogdan I IorgaRemy A BonninThierry NaasPublished in: The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy (2021)
Specificity for AHEs greatly improved with the rCIM-A without altering the test performance for the other resistance mechanisms. It may replace the rCIM as a cheap, easy, rapid and accurate CPE detection test.