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J Clin Microbiol
; 51(1): 331-3, 2013 Jan.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-23135936
ABSTRACT
Direct plating of simulated stool specimens on MacConkey agar (MCA) with 10-µg ertapenem, meropenem, and imipenem disks allowed the establishment of optimal zone diameters for the screening of carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative rods (CRGNR) of ≤ 24 mm (ertapenem), ≤ 34 mm (meropenem), and ≤ 32 mm (imipenem).