Direct antimicrobial resistance prediction from clinical MALDI-TOF mass spectra using machine learning

C Weis, A Cuénod, B Rieck, O Dubuis, S Graf… - Nature Medicine, 2022 - nature.com
Early use of effective antimicrobial treatments is critical for the outcome of infections and the
prevention of treatment resistance. Antimicrobial resistance testing enables the selection of …

Sample-to-result molecular diagnostic platforms and their suitability for infectious disease testing in low-and middle-income countries

A Hauner, C Onwuchekwa, KK Ariën - Expert review of molecular …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Diagnostics are an essential, undervalued part of the health-care system. For
many diseases, molecular diagnostics are the gold standard, but are not easy to implement …

Comparison of the NG-test carba 5, colloidal gold immunoassay (CGI) test, and Xpert carba-R for the rapid detection of carbapenemases in carbapenemase …

D Gu, Z Yan, C Cai, J Li, Y Zhang, Y Wu, J Yang… - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) are increasingly recognized as an urgent
public health concern. The rapid and accurate identification of carbapenemases could …

Detection of Carbapenem-resistance in CRE by Comparative Assessment of RAPIDEC® CARBA NP and Xpert™Carba-R Assay

RA Eltahlawi, A Jiman-Fatani, NM Gad… - Infection and Drug …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) infections resist nearly most
available antimicrobials, resulting in poor clinical outcomes. Saudi Arabia has a relatively …

The molecular detection of carbapenem markers with a two-levels amplification screening protocol: epidemiological and resistome insights

M Calvo, G Migliorisi, G Maugeri, D Bongiorno… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Objectives Carbapenem-resistance is a challenging healthcare concern and require specific
stewardship programs. Monitoring workflows include the identification from surveillance …

Evaluation of the Novodiag CarbaR+, a novel integrated sample to result platform for the multiplex qualitative detection of carbapenem and colistin resistance markers

D Girlich, P Bogaerts, W Bouchahrouf… - Microbial Drug …, 2021 - liebertpub.com
Objectives: This study evaluated the performance of the Novodiag® CarbaR+ an automated
qualitative nucleic acid-based diagnostic assay detecting the bla VIM, bla NDM, bla IMP, bla …

Performance of two methods of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales surveillance on a kidney transplant ward: selective culture of and real-time PCR directly from …

MP Freire, D de Oliveira Garcia, SG Lima, CRD Pea… - Infection, 2022 - Springer
Background Infection with carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) is associated with
a high mortality rate in kidney transplant recipients, and colonization with CRE is one of the …

Evaluation of the Xpert Carba-R assay for quantifying carbapenemase-producing bacterial load in stool samples

JY Chua, ZQ Lim, SQD Loy, V Koh, NM Thevasagayam… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Background The spread of Carbapenemase-producing Organisms (CPO) remains a major
threat globally. Within clinical settings, the existing method of determining gene load …

[HTML][HTML] Accuracy of Xpert Carba-R assay for the diagnosis of carbapenemase-producing organisms from rectal swabs and clinical isolates: a meta-analysis of …

Y Bai, Y Hao, C Shao, Y Wang, Y Jin - The Journal of Molecular …, 2021 - Elsevier
The Cepheid Xpert Carba-R assay has demonstrated a promising value for the detection of
carbapenemase-producing organisms, but its diagnostic performance remains unclear …

[HTML][HTML] Active Surveillance of Patients Colonized with CRE: A Single-Center Study Based on a Combined Molecular/Culture Protocol

BS Orena, MF Liporace, A Teri, D Girelli, F Salari… - Antibiotics, 2024 - mdpi.com
Background/Objectives: Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) are types of
bacteria that need urgent attention globally. Active surveillance programs at hospitals are …