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ArticlePolish journal of microbiology

Evaluation of Modified Hodge Test as a Non-molecular Assay for Accurate Detection of KPC-producing

Atossa Ghasemnejad, Monir Doudi, Nour Amirmozafari

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Article in Polish journal of microbiology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Atossa GhasemnejadDepartment of Biology, Science and Research branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
Monir DoudiDepartment of Microbiology, Falavarjan branch, Islamic Azad University, Esfahan, Iran.
Nour AmirmozafariDepartment of Microbiology, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Iran University of Medical Sciences · IRIslamic Azad University of Falavarjan · IRIslamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC) have become a major therapeutic challenge because of its increasingly fast dissemination throughout the world. Accurate detection of KPC is essential for optimal treatment. The Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institutes (CLSI) for fast detection of KPC producers currently recommend Modified Hodge Test (MHT) and Carba NP test. MHT can directly detect carbapenemase production in Enterobacteriaceae isolates. The current study was conducted to evaluate the capacity of MHT with two carbapenem disks for accurate detection of KPC. MHT was performed according to guidelines of CLSI to identify isolates with carbapenem resistance. In doing so, two substrates of MHT were assigned into two groups for examination: meropenem and ertapenem groups. A total of 96 non-repetitive clinical isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae were tested. The presence of the bla KPC gene in each MHT-positive isolate was examined by PCR. A total of 54 isolates exhibited reduced susceptibility or resistance to carbapenems. Sensitivity of MHT with two carbapenem disks was similar. Specificity of the MHT with meropenem disk was 64% and with ertapenem disk was 53%. Detection of KPC by MHT with meropenem disk was found to be more effective than with ertapenem disk. Based on our results, the presence of KPC does not in itself influence the categorization of resistance. Therefore, the use of MHT with ertapenem disk for the rapid detection of KPC among K. pneumoniae for infection control should not be recommended.

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Anti-Bacterial AgentsBacterial Proteinsbeta-LactamasesCarbapenemsDisk Diffusion Antimicrobial TestsDrug Resistance, BacterialErtapenemHumansKlebsiella InfectionsKlebsiella pneumoniaeMeropenemPolymerase Chain ReactionReproducibility of ResultsAnti-Bacterial AgentsBacterial Proteinsbeta-LactamasescarbapenemaseCarbapenemsErtapenemMeropenemcarbapenem disksdetection methodKlebsiella pneumoniaeKPCModified Hodge Test

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