Usefulness of inclusion of ertapenem and temocillin screening breakpoints in the EUCAST rapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing (RAST) for rapid detection of OXA-48-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae directly from positive blood cultures.
Belén Fernández-CasoPilar Lumbreras-IglesiasM Rosario RodicioJavier FernándezCarlos Rodríguez-LucasPublished in: The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy (2023)
In healthcare settings with a high prevalence of OXA-48 producers, the inclusion of ertapenem and temocillin discs in the sRAST procedure may improve the detection of OXA-48-producing K. pneumoniae isolates directly from positive BCs, providing reliable results after only a 4 h incubation period.