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CHROMagar Acinetobacter medium for detection of carbapenemase-producing Acinetobacter spp. strains from spiked stools

Girlich, Delphine ; Nordmann, Patrice

In: Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, 2015, vol. 83, no. 3, p. 234–236

The recently modified CHROMagar Acinetobacter medium was evaluated for detection of carbapenemase-producing Acinetobacter baumannii from spiked stools. A total of 45 Acinetobacter spp. isolates were tested. The CHROMagar Acinetobacter medium had a high sensitivity of 86.5% and a specificity of 75%. This medium is likely to be most useful for controlling outbreaks and in endemic situations.