Selective culture medium and method for detecting carbapenem-resistant bacteria in a test sample
AssigneesUniversite Paris Sud (Paris 11), Institut National De La Sante Et De La Recherche Medicale (Inserm), Assistance Publique-Hopitaux de Paris
InventorsDelphine Girlich, Laurent Poirel, Patrice Nordmann
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a culture medium comprising a carbapenem, a carbapenemase activator and a M-type penicillin. It also relates to a method for detecting carbapenem-resistant bacteria in a test sample using said culture medium.
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A culture medium comprising a carbapenem, a carbapenemase activator selected from the group consisting of divalent cations and mixtures thereof, and a M-type penicillin.
A method for detecting carbapenem-resistant bacteria in a test sample comprising the following successive steps:
- a) inoculating a culture medium with said test sample, wherein said culture medium comprises a carbapenem, a carbapenemase activator selected from the group consisting of divalent cations and mixtures thereof, and a M-type penicillin,
- b) incubating said culture medium under conditions suitable for growth of carbapenem-resistant bacteria,
- c) detecting colonies formed on said culture medium corresponding to carbapenem-resistant bacteria.
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