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ReviewSaudi medical journal2018

Routine detection of carbapenem-resistant gram-negative bacilli in clinical laboratories. A review of current challenge.

Ibrahim A Al-Zahrani

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Review in Saudi medical journal, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Molecular Insights into Carbapenem Resistance inInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  2. Carbapenem-resistant bacteria in the environment.Arhiv za higijenu rada i toksikologiju · 2025
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  8. Molecular characterization of blaBMC veterinary research · 2022
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  13. Carbapenem-resistant bacilli in a hospital in southern Brazil: prevalence and therapeutic implications.The Brazilian journal of infectious diseases : an official publication of the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author.

Ibrahim A Al-ZahraniDepartment of Medical Laboratory Technology, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. E-mail. iaalzahrani1@kau.edu.sa.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The detection of carbapenem-resistant organisms (CROs) represents a substantial challenge for many clinical laboratories. In this review, several phenotypic and non-phenotypic methods for detecting CROs are discussed. However, no consensus has yet been reached with regards to the single most optimal method. Due to differences in carbapenem-resistant activity between carbapenemases, the simultaneous use of 2 or more phenotypic detection methods can improve the detection of CROs compared with a single technique. Molecular methods are currently favored because the majority can be performed rapidly with a high level of accuracy. Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) yields unambiguous data pertaining to complete analysis of the entire genome and may ultimately become a highly powerful tool in routine clinical settings. However, WGS is still relatively expensive and requires an automated data interpretation system. The routine implementation of this technique in clinical laboratories may not occur for several years, particularly in developing countries.

Indexed as

Bacteriological Techniquesbeta-Lactam ResistanceAnti-Bacterial AgentsBacterial Proteinsbeta-LactamasesCarbapenemsChromatography, AffinityColorimetryCulture MediaEnzyme AssaysGram-Negative BacteriaHumansImmunodiffusionMicrobial Sensitivity TestsNucleic Acid HybridizationPolymerase Chain ReactionAnti-Bacterial AgentsBacterial Proteinsbeta-LactamasescarbapenemaseCarbapenemsCulture Media

Identifiers

PMID30251728
PMCPMC6201013

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