Naledi Mannathoko, Ebbing Lautenbach, Mosepele Mosepele, Dimpho Otukile, Kgotlaetsile Sewawa, Laurel Glaser, Leigh Cressman, Laura Cowden, Kevin Alby, Anne Jaskowiak-Barr, Robert Gross, Margaret Mokomane, Giacomo M Paganotti, Ashley Styczynski, Rachel M Smith, Evan Snitkin, Tiffany Wan, Warren B Bilker, Melissa Richard-Greenblatt
Introduction. Lack of laboratory capacity hampers consistent national antimicrobial resistance (AMR) surveillance. Chromogenic media may provide a practical screening tool for detection of individuals colonized by extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing organisms. Hypothesis. CHROMagar ESBL media represent an adequate screening method for the detection of extended-spectrum cephalosporin-resistant Enterobacterales (ESCrE), isolated from rectal swabs. Aim. To evaluate the performance of CHROMagar ESBL media to accurately identify ESCrE isolates from rectal swab samples attained from hospitalized and community participants...
November 2023: Journal of Medical Microbiology