Emerging Infectious Disease ISSN: 1080-6059

Rapid Detection of Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae

Patrice Nordmann

, Laurent Poirel, and Laurent Dortet

Author affiliations: Faculté de Médecine Paris Sud, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France (P. Nordmann, L. Poirel, L. Dortet); and Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Paris, France (P. Nordmann, L. Poirel, L. Dortet)

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Strategy for identification of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae. The time needed to perform the test is indicated before each test. The number of flasks indicates the degree of specialization needed to perform the test; the number of $ indicates the relative cost of each test.

Figure 2. . Strategy for identification of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae. The time needed to perform the test is indicated before each test. The number of flasks indicates the degree of specialization needed to perform the test; the number of $ indicates the relative cost of each test.

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