Since the prevention of carbapenemaseproducing
Enterobacteriaceae
dissemination relies on accurate detection
of colonized patients, three screening
media were evaluated (CHROMagar KPC,
Brilliance CRE and ChromID ESBL).
As soon as the bacterial isolates were able
to grow on those selective media, the Carba
NP test differentiated perfectly between
carbapenemase and non-carbapenemase
producers (Table 1).