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Evaluation of resazurin-based assay for rapid detection of polymyxin-resistant gram-negative bacteria

BMC Microbiology, ISSN: 1471-2180, Vol: 20, Issue: 1, Page: 7
2020
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Background: Colistin resistance is considered a serious problem due to a lack of alternative antibiotics. The Rapid ResaPolymyxin Acinetobacter/Pseudomonas NP test is a resazurin reduction-based technique that relies on the visual detection of bacterial growth in the presence of a defined concentration of colistin. The aim of this study was to evaluate the performance of the Rapid ResaPolymyxin Acinetobacter/Pseudomonas NP test in the detection of colistin susceptibility in common clinical Gram-negative bacteria. Results: A total of 253 clinical isolates from a teaching hospital, including Acinetobacter baumanii (n = 58, 8 colistin-resistant), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (n = 61, 11 colistin-resistant), Klebsiella pneumoniae (n = 70, 20 colistin-resistant) and Escherichia coli (n = 64, 14 colistin-resistant) were tested in this study. The sensitivity and specificity of the Rapid ResaPolymyxin Acinetobacter/Pseudomonas NP test compared to Broth microdilution method was 100 and 99%, respectively. Conclusions: Our results suggest that Rapid ResaPolymyxin Acinetobacter/Pseudomonas NP test could be used as an accurate detection method for colistin resistance.

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Jia, Huaiyu; Fang, Renchi; Lin, Jie; Tian, Xuebin; Zhao, Yajie; Chen, Lijiang; Cao, Jianming; Zhou, Tieli

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine

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