Carbapenemase [Type] in Isolate by Carba NP   74676-8

LOINC Code


LOINC code74676-8
nameCarbapenemase [Type] in Isolate by Carba NP
descriptionThe Carba NP (Carbapenemase Nordmann-Poirel) test rapidly (<2 hrs) detects carbapenemase production in isolates of Enterobacteriaceae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Carbapenemases are detected and can be differentiated by the CarbaNP test when the test isolate produces the enzyme (in the absence of a chemical inhibitor) that hydrolyzes imipenem (a carbapenem antibiotic) into the carboxylic form of the antibiotic, thereby lowering the pH of the reaction solution which contains phenol red indicator. The acidification changes the red color of the reaction solution to orange-yellow color (positive result) that can be visualized easily with the naked eye. Carba NP testing can detect the following carbapenemase types: Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC; Ambler class A); Verona integron-encoded metallo-β-lactamase (VIM), imipenemase (IMP), New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase (NDM) (all Ambler class B); and oxacillinase-48 (OXA-48; Ambler class D). For this test, each test isolate is inoculated into 4 reaction wells or tubes: one without any antibiotic or chemical inhibitor against carbapenemases, one containing imipenem without any chemical inhibitor, one containing impenem and tazobactam (which inhibits KPC carbapenemases), one containing imipenem and EDTA (which inhibits VIM, IMP, and NDM carbapenemases). Based on the presence and absence of color change among the 4 reaction wells or tubes, one can differentiate among the 3 classes of carbapenemases. However, differentiation is not possible with this test in isolates that produce more than one class of carbapenemases simultaneously.
statusACTIVE

Fully-Specified Name

componentCarbapenemase
propertyType  =  Type:  The Property Type is used for assays that identify the specific analyte in cases when the baseline presence of the analyte is known.
timePt  =  Point in time:  To identify measures at a point in time. This is a synonym for “spot” or “random” as applied to urine measurements.
systemIsolate
scaleNom  =  Nominal:  Nominal or categorical responses that do not have a natural ordering. (e.g., names of bacteria, reported as answers, categories of appearance that do not have a natural ordering, such as, yellow, clear, bloody.
methodCarbapenemase Nordmann-Poirel

Additional Names

short nameCarbapenemase Islt

Basic Attributes

classMICRO
type1  Laboratory
order vs. observationBoth

Associated Observations

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History/Usage

test rank17381 of 2000 most commonly performed tests by labs in USA
first released
last updated2.73
last change typeMIN  - change to field other than name

Related Names

carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae
CRE
CRKP
Hodge test
ID
Infectious Disease
InfectiousDisease
Islt
Isol
Microbiology
Nominal
Point in time
Random
Typ

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