Impact of intraobserver and interobserver variation on performance of the CLSI Carba NP assay for carbapenemase detection in Enterobacteriaceae

J Glob Antimicrob Resist. 2017 Jun:9:19-20. doi: 10.1016/j.jgar.2017.02.005. Epub 2017 Mar 16.

Authors

Ya Wang¹, Wai-U Lo¹, Chong-Yee Yau¹, Kin-Hung Chow¹, Pak-Leung Ho²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Microbiology, Queen Mary Hospital and Carol Yu Centre for Infection, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
² Department of Microbiology, Queen Mary Hospital and Carol Yu Centre for Infection, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Electronic address: plho@hku.hk.

PMID: 28315804
DOI: 10.1016/j.jgar.2017.02.005

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Bacterial Proteins / analysis*
Bacteriological Techniques / methods*
Diagnostic Errors
Enterobacteriaceae / classification
Enterobacteriaceae / enzymology*
Enterobacteriaceae / genetics
Humans
Multilocus Sequence Typing
Observer Variation
beta-Lactamases / analysis*

Substances

Bacterial Proteins
beta-Lactamases
carbapenemase