Table 2.
Phenotypic detection of carbapenemases by Rapedic CARBA NP test, MBL detection by EDTA synergy with carbapenems (double disc diffusion test, (DDST)) and carbapenemases by PCR in CRE isolates (n = 52).
| Carbapenem-Resistant (CR) Species | Rapedic CARBA NP Positive No. (%), n = 52 |
MBL Positive No. (%), n = 52 |
PCR blaNDM No. (%), n = 52 |
|---|---|---|---|
| E. coli | 16 (30.76) | 15 (28.84) | 15 (28.84) |
| K. pneumoniae | 19 (36.53) | 17 (32.69) | 16 (30.76) |
| E. cloacae | 8 (15.38) | 8 (15.38) | 7 (13.46) |
| Klebsiella aerogenes | 3 (5.76) | 3 (5.76) | 3 (5.76) |
| Total No. (%) | 46 (88.46) | 43 (82.69) | 41 (78.84) |