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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2012
Sandrine Ghirardi, Saint Genis les Ollières, FR;
John Perry, Newcastle upon Tyne, GB;
Gilles Zambardi, Chezeneuve, FR;
Sandrine Ghirardi, Saint Genis les Ollières, FR;
John Perry, Newcastle upon Tyne, GB;
Gilles Zambardi, Chezeneuve, FR;
BIOMERIEUX, Marcy L'Etoile, FR;
Abstract
Disclosed is a process for detecting and/or identifying, in a biological sample, bacteria exhibiting a resistance to carbapenems, including: a) contacting said sample with a reaction medium including at least one chromogenic agent and faropenem and/or doripenem; b) incubating the whole so as to allow the bacteria to grow; and c) detecting the strains exhibiting a resistance to carbapenems. The medium employed in step a) also contains cloxacillin and/or a combination of cloxacillin and PAbetaN.