Table 2 Phenotypic and genotypic detection of Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase in clinical isolates
Clinical isolates (No) | Modified Hodge Test (MHT) | Disk test | Nuclisens EasyQ KPC® | PCR assay | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BA | EDTA | ||||
K. pneumoniae ( 38) | 32/38 positive | 38/38 positive | 4/38 positive | 38/38 positive | 38/38 positive |
6/38 negative | |||||
K. pneumoniae (4), P. aeruginosa (2), Acinetobacter ssp. (2), E. coli (2) with no known resistance | 10/10 negative | 10/10 negative | 10/10 negative | 10/10 negative | 10/10 negative |