CARBAPEN-R-XPERT

DETECTION OF FIVE CARBAPENEMASE GENE FAMILIES (BLAKPC, BLANDM, BLAOXA-48, BLAVIM, BLAIMP) ENCODING ENZYMES THAT MAY CONFER RESISTANCE TO CARBAPENEM IS SEEN IN ENTEROBACTERIACEAE OR PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA OR ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII COLONIES ISOLATED FROM CLINICAL SAMPLES. THIS TEST IS USED AS AN AID TO CLINICIANS IN DETERMINING APPROPRIATE THERAPEUTIC STRATEGIES FOR PATIENTS WITH KNOWN OR SUSPECTED CARBAPENEM RESISTANT BACTERIAL INFECTIONS. IT ALSO HELPS IN THE DETECTION OF CARBAPENEM RESISTANT BACTERIA THAT COLONIZE PATIENTS IN HEALTHCARE SETTINGS.