Assessment of Carbapenem Resistance in Enterobacteriaceae with the Rapid and Easy-to-Use Chromogenic β Carba Test

Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae have become a major therapeutic challenge in hospital- and community-acquired infections worldwide ([1][1]). Several phenotypic and molecular methods for their rapid identification have been developed ([2][2], [3][3]). A disadvantage of the molecular