COLOREX KPC is a selective and differential chromogenic medium containing a carbapenem selective agent intended for use in obtaining a pure culture of gram-negative bacteria expressing reduced susceptibility to carbapenem-class antibiotics. The test can be performed with samples composed of mixed populations of bacteria, e.g., stool, biological fluids, surface streaks, etc.
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Laboratory and Clinical Evaluation of Screen Agar Plates for Detection of Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae from Surveillance Rectal Swabs
Adler et al, Laboratory and Clinical Evaluation of Screening... JOCM 2011 Jun; 49(6)
Clinical Microbiology Costs for Methods of Active Surveillance for Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemase — Producing Enterobacteriaceae
Mathers, MD et al, Microbiology Cost of CPE Screening, Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology 2014, Vol 35 No 4
Evaluation of CHROMagar KPC for Rapid Detection of Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae
Samra Z, Bahar J., Marad-Shapiro L., J Clin Microbiol. 2008 Sept; 46(9)3110-3111
Outbreak of ST395 KPC-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Stein et al, Outbreak of ST395 KPC...,IC&HE 2018 Vol 39, No 4
Identification of Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella oxytoca in Clinical Isolates in Tehran Hospitals
Validi et al, ID of KPC-producing Klebsilla oxytoca...Osong Public Health Res Perspect 2016 Vol 7 No 5
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COLOREX KPC is not intended for use in the identification of colonization with carbapenem-resistant bacteria to aid in the prevention and control of carbapenem-resistant bacteria in healthcare settings.
COLOREX KPC is not intended to diagnose infections with carbapenem-resistant bacteria, guide or monitor treatment for infections, or provide susceptibility results to carbapenem. Sub-culture is necessary for bacterial identification and susceptibility testing.