Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) have spread globally and represent a serious and growing threat to public health. The introduction of rapid and sensitive methods for the detection of carbapenemase-producing bacteria is of increasing importance. The carbapenemase production can be detected using non-molecular methods (such as the modified Hodge test, the synergy test, the Carba NP test and the antibiotic hydrolysis assays) and DNA-based methods. In this study, we propose a modified version of a previously described meropenem hydrolysis assay (MHA) by MALDI-TOF MS for the phenotypic detection in 2h of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae. The MHA was successfully applied to detect carbapenemase activity in 981 well-characterized Enterobacteriaceae strains producing KPC or VIM carbapenemases, and in 146 carbapenem fully susceptible strains. This assay, applied also to NDM and OXA-48-producing strains and to CRE with resistance mechanisms other than carbapenemase production, has proved to be able to distinguish between carbapenemase-producing and -nonproducing Enterobacteriaceae. As already stated and as observed in our hands, MHA by MALDI-TOF MS analysis is independent from the type of carbapenemases involved, it is faster and easier to perform/ interpret than culture-based methods. On the other hand, it cannot detect other carbapenem resistance mechanisms, such as porin alterations and efflux mechanisms.

Evaluation of a modified meropenem hydrolysis assay on a large cohort of KPC and VIM carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae / Calderaro, Adriana; Buttrini, Mirko; Piergianni, Maddalena; Montecchini, Sara; Martinelli, Monica; Covan, Silvia; Piccolo, Giovanna; Medici, Maria Cristina; Arcangeletti, Maria Cristina; Chezzi, Carlo; De Conto, Flora. - In: PLOS ONE. - ISSN 1932-6203. - 12:4(2017), p. e0174908. [10.1371/journal.pone.0174908]

Evaluation of a modified meropenem hydrolysis assay on a large cohort of KPC and VIM carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae

Calderaro, Adriana;Buttrini, Mirko;Piergianni, Maddalena;Montecchini, Sara;Martinelli, Monica;Covan, Silvia;Piccolo, Giovanna;Medici, Maria Cristina;Arcangeletti, Maria Cristina;Chezzi, Carlo;De Conto, Flora
2017-01-01

Abstract

Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) have spread globally and represent a serious and growing threat to public health. The introduction of rapid and sensitive methods for the detection of carbapenemase-producing bacteria is of increasing importance. The carbapenemase production can be detected using non-molecular methods (such as the modified Hodge test, the synergy test, the Carba NP test and the antibiotic hydrolysis assays) and DNA-based methods. In this study, we propose a modified version of a previously described meropenem hydrolysis assay (MHA) by MALDI-TOF MS for the phenotypic detection in 2h of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae. The MHA was successfully applied to detect carbapenemase activity in 981 well-characterized Enterobacteriaceae strains producing KPC or VIM carbapenemases, and in 146 carbapenem fully susceptible strains. This assay, applied also to NDM and OXA-48-producing strains and to CRE with resistance mechanisms other than carbapenemase production, has proved to be able to distinguish between carbapenemase-producing and -nonproducing Enterobacteriaceae. As already stated and as observed in our hands, MHA by MALDI-TOF MS analysis is independent from the type of carbapenemases involved, it is faster and easier to perform/ interpret than culture-based methods. On the other hand, it cannot detect other carbapenem resistance mechanisms, such as porin alterations and efflux mechanisms.
2017
Evaluation of a modified meropenem hydrolysis assay on a large cohort of KPC and VIM carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae / Calderaro, Adriana; Buttrini, Mirko; Piergianni, Maddalena; Montecchini, Sara; Martinelli, Monica; Covan, Silvia; Piccolo, Giovanna; Medici, Maria Cristina; Arcangeletti, Maria Cristina; Chezzi, Carlo; De Conto, Flora. - In: PLOS ONE. - ISSN 1932-6203. - 12:4(2017), p. e0174908. [10.1371/journal.pone.0174908]
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