Rapid test for detection of susceptibility to cefotaxime in Enterobacteriaceae].

In this work an "in house" rapid test based on the change in pH that is due to hydrolysis for detecting Enterobacteriaceae susceptible to cefotaxime is evaluated. The strains of Enterobacteriaceae from 1947 urine cultures were assessed using MicroScan panels and the "in house" test. This rapid test includes red phenol solution and cefotaxime. Using MicroScan panels, 499 Enterobacteriaceae isolates were evaluated, which included 27 isolates of Escherichia coli producing extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBL), 16 isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae ESBL and 1 isolate of Klebsiella oxytoca ESBL. The "in house" test offers the following values: sensitivity 98% and specificity 97%, with negative predictive value 100% and positive predictive value 78%. The "in house" test based on the change of pH is useful in our area for detecting presumptively cefotaxime-resistant Enterobacteriaceae strains. Copyright © 2016 Asociación Argentina de Microbiología. Publicado por Elsevier España, S.L.U. All rights reserved.

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Gemma Jiménez-Guerra, Yannik Hoyos-Mallecot, Javier Rodríguez-Granger, José María Navarro-Marí, José Gutiérrez-Fernández. Rapid test for detection of susceptibility to cefotaxime in Enterobacteriaceae]. Revista Argentina de microbiologia. 2016 Oct 01;48(4):320-324

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