Evaluation of the Xpert Carba-R assay for quantifying carbapenemase-producing bacterial load in stool samples

• Main Authors: Chua, Jie Yin, Lim, Ze Qin, Loy, Dennis Song Qi, Koh, Vanessa, Thevasagayam, Natascha May, Huan, Xiaowei, Linn, Kyaw Zaw, Marimuthu, Kalisvar, Ng, Oon Tek
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2024
• Subjects: Medicine, Health and Life Sciences; Escherichia coli; Feces
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/181239
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Background: The spread of Carbapenemase-producing Organisms (CPO) remains a major threat globally. Within clinical settings, the existing method of determining gene load involves traditional culture to determine bacterial load and polymerase-chain-reaction-based Xpert Carba-R Assay to determine carb...