Identification of Carbapenem Producing Enterobacteriaceae

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Acronyms

BA

Blood agar

CRE

Carbapenem resistant enterobacterales

CPE

Carbapenemase producing enterobacterales

ATCC

American Type Culture Collection

eCIM

EDTA carbapenem inhibition method

EDTA

Ethylenediamine tetra-acetic acid

ID

Identification

QC

Quality Control

M

Molar

MDRO

Multidrug Resistant Organism

MHT

Modified Hodge test

ml

Milli liter

SOP

Standard operating procedure

mCIM

Modified carbapenem inhibition method

TSB

Tryptone soy broth

ul

Micro liter