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ArticleJournal of clinical laboratory analysis2018

Modified Carba NP Test: Simple and rapid method to differentiate KPC- and MBL-producing Klebsiella species.

Nitin Kumar, Varsha A Singh, Vikas Beniwal, Shinu Pottathil

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Article in Journal of clinical laboratory analysis, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Nitin KumarM M Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Mullana, Ambala, Haryana, India.
Varsha A SinghM M Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Mullana, Ambala, Haryana, India.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8278-8289
Vikas BeniwalMaharishi Markandeshwar University, Mullana, Ambala, Haryana, India.
Shinu PottathilM M Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Mullana, Ambala, Haryana, India.
Institute of Medical Sciences · INMaharishi Markandeshwar University, Mullana · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe aim of this study was to evaluate the modified Carba NP test to differentiate KPC (Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase)- and MBL (metallo-β-lactamase)-producing Klebsiella species.

methodsA total of 508 non-duplicate clinical isolates of Klebsiella spp. were processed by modified Carba NP and combined disc tests which were further confirmed by conventional polymerase chain reaction (PCR), a gold standard method for statistical analysis.

resultsModified Carba NP test demonstrated 91.7% sensitivity, 100% specificity, 100% positive predictive value (PPV) and 99.8% negative predictive value (NPV) for KPC and 96.7%, 100%, 100%, and 99.5% for MBL detection, respectively.

conclusionThe performance of modified Carba NP test was significantly better than combined disc test, fulfilling the requirement of simple and rapid test for clinical applications.

Indexed as

Bacterial Proteinsbeta-Lactamasesbeta-Lactam ResistanceKlebsiellaMolecular TypingPolymerase Chain ReactionSensitivity and SpecificityBacterial Proteinsbeta-LactamasescarbapenemasecarbapenemaseKlebsiella speciesKPCMBLmodified Carba NP

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PMID29603371
PMCPMC6817002
OpenAlexW2795150806

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