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Imipenem and meropenem Vitek 2 MICs were evaluated for a panel of 104 Enterobacteriaceae for identification of carbapenemase producers. The sensitivity and specificity values for the new CLSI interpretative criteria (CLSI document M100-S20-U, 2010) were 98% and 83% for imipenem and 76% and 83% for meropenem, respectively. We propose an algorithm that is highly sensitive (98%) and specific (94%) for carbapenemase screening based on the combined use of imipenem and meropenem MICs.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Servicio Antimicrobianos, Departamento Bacteriología, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Infecciosas (INEI)-ANLIS Carlos G. Malbrán, Ministerio de Salud y Ambiente de la Nación, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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