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Table 4 Results for faecal swab clinical extracts (n = 460). Regarding ‘n/a’ results, only clinical extracts positive by the Carba (beta) assay were subjected to in-house assays and DNA sequencing

From: Evaluation of the SpeeDx Carba (beta) multiplex real-time PCR assay for detection of NDM, KPC, OXA-48-like, IMP-4-like and VIM carbapenemase genes

n

Carba (beta) assay Ct values (range; mean)

In-house assays Ct values (range; mean)

Sequencing result

KPC

NDM

OXA-48-like

IMP-4-like/VIM

IC

KPC

NDM

OXA-48-like

IMP-4-like

VIM

16S rRNA

1

neg

neg

neg

POSITIVE

(25.4)

POSITIVE

(22.6)

n/a

n/a

n/a

POSITIVE

(31.4)

neg

POSITIVE

(11.2)

IMP-4

1

neg

neg

POSITIVE

(27.0)

neg

POSITIVE

(23.4)

n/a

n/a

neg

n/a

n/a

POSITIVE

(15.5)

OXA-181

6

neg

neg

POSITIVE

(25.1–28.9; 27.1)

neg

POSITIVE

(22.3–24.4; 23.0)

n/a

n/a

neg

n/a

n/a

POSITIVE

(12.4–18.7; 14.2)

n/a

452

neg

neg

neg

neg

POSITIVE

(21.4–28.7; 22.8)

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

  1. neg negative
  2. n/a not available