Evaluation of the βLACTA test, a novel commercial chromogenic test for rapid detection of ceftazidime-nonsusceptible Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates

Laurent, Terry;Huang, Te-Din;Bogaerts, Pierre;Glupczynski, Gerald
(2013) Journal of Clinical Microbiology —

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A novel commercial chromogenic technique, the -LACTA test (Bio-Rad, Marnes-la-Coquette, France), was evaluated to detect nonsusceptibility to ceftazidime in Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates. Easily implemented in the routine microbiology laboratory, this rapid test was sensitive (95%) and specific (87%) and presented negative and positive predictive values of 99% and 100%, respectively. Copyright © 2013, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.
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Laurent, T., Huang, T.-D., Bogaerts, P., & Glupczynski, G. (2013). Evaluation of the βLACTA test, a novel commercial chromogenic test for rapid detection of ceftazidime-nonsusceptible Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.00524-13