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. 2020 Dec 3;70(2):001290. doi: 10.1099/jmm.0.001290

Table 1.

Test sensitivity of CARBA PAcE compared to molecular methods with isolates grown on Mueller-Hinton agar (MHA) or Columbia blood agar (CBA) according to carbapenemase type

Carbapenemase type

Sensitivity (MHA)

Sensitivity (CBA)

Class A (n=29)

72 % (CI 53–87 %)

76 % (CI 56–90 %)

  GES (n=1)

100 % (CI 3–100 %)

100 % (CI 3–100 %)

  IMI (n=9)

11 % (CI 0–48 %)

22 % (CI 3–60 %)

  KPC (n=19)

100 % (CI 82–100 %)

100 % (CI 82–100 %)

Class B (n=48)

67 % (CI 52–80 %)

94 % (CI 83–99 %)

  IMP (n=4)

100 % (CI 40–100 %)

100 % (CI 40–100 %)

  NDM (n=27)

63 % (CI 42–81 %)

96 % (CI 81–100 %)

  VIM (n=17)

65 % (CI 38–86 %)

88 % (CI 64–99 %)

Class D (n=25)

80 % (CI 59–93 %)

92 % (CI 74–99 %)

  OXA-48 (n=6)

100 % (CI 54–100 %)

100 % (CI 54–100 %)

  Other OXA-48-like (n=17)

76 % (CI 50–93 %)

94 % (CI 71–100 %)

  OXA-58 (n=2)

50 % (CI 1–99 %)

50 % (CI 1–99 %)