Routinely available antimicrobial susceptibility information can be used to increase the efficiency of screening for carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae.

Conclusion. Enterobacteriaceae isolates with elevated carbapenem MICs that are susceptible to amoxicillin/clavulanic acid or piperacillin/tazobactam are unlikely to be carbapenemase producers. Preselection based on this susceptibility pattern may lead to increased laboratory efficiency and reduction of costs. Whether this is also true for countries with a different distribution of CPE species and types or a higher prevalence of CPE needs to be studied. PMID: 32924918 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of Medical Microbiology - Category: Microbiology Authors: Tags: J Med Microbiol Source Type: research