Comparison of Chromogenic Media for Recovery of Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) and Evaluation of CPE Prevalence at a Tertiary Care Academic Medical Center

摘要

We evaluated the performance characteristics of chromID CARBA and HardyCHROM Carbapenemase for the detection of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE). A CPE prevalence study was conducted using chromID CARBA; this demonstrated that in low-prevalence settings, CPE screening agars may lack specificity, and confirmation of putative isolates is necessary.