Detection of bacteria exhibiting a resistance to carbapenems
US9347888B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 16, 2012 |
| Grant date | May 24, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 16, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12Q1/04
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Disclosed is a process for detecting and/or identifying, in a biological sample, bacteria exhibiting a resistance to carbapenems, including: a) contacting said sample with a reaction medium including at least one chromogenic agent and faropenem and/or doripenem; b) incubating the whole so as to allow the bacteria to grow; and c) detecting the strains exhibiting a resistance to carbapenems. The medium employed in step a) also contains cloxacillin and/or a combination of cloxacillin and PAbetaN.
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