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EDTA-modified carbapenem inactivation method (eCIM) for detecting IMP Metallo-β-lactamase-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa: an assessment of increasing EDTA concentrations.

Maxwell J LaskoChristian M GillTomefa E AsempaDavid P Nicolau
Published in: BMC microbiology (2020)
Combination of mCIM and an eCIM with a 40 mM EDTA concentration appropriately capture IMP-harboring P. aeruginosa without sacrificing test utility for other carbapenemase-harboring isolates.
Keyphrases
  • acinetobacter baumannii
  • pseudomonas aeruginosa
  • gram negative
  • klebsiella pneumoniae
  • multidrug resistant
  • drug resistant
  • cystic fibrosis
  • escherichia coli
  • genetic diversity