Comparison of five media for detection of extended-spectrum Beta-lactamase by use of the wasp instrument for automated specimen processing

J Clin Microbiol. 2013 Aug;51(8):2713-6. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00077-13. Epub 2013 May 22.

Abstract

Overall, 2,337 rectal screening samples (RSSs) were seeded by using the Wasp instrument for automated microbiological processing with five media for detection of extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL): CHROMagar, ChromID, Brilliance, BD Drigalski, and HEGP media. Of 354 RSSs harboring ESBL-producing isolates, 89.3% were found to be positive on all media. Sensitivity and specificity ranged from 95.5 to 98.3% and from 57.9 to 72.3%, respectively. No medium was perfectly ESBL selective, and non-ESBL-producing strains were mainly Enterobacteriaceae overproducing AmpC β-lactamase and nonfermenting Gram-negative bacilli, mostly Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Evaluation Study

MeSH terms

  • Automation, Laboratory / methods*
  • Bacteriological Techniques / methods*
  • Culture Media / chemistry*
  • Feces / microbiology
  • Gram-Negative Bacteria / enzymology*
  • Gram-Negative Bacteria / isolation & purification
  • Humans
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • beta-Lactamases / analysis*

Substances

  • Culture Media
  • beta-Lactamases