Comparison of five methods for detection of carbapenemases in Enterobacterales with proposal of a new algorithm.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the performance of five different carbapenemase tests and to develop an algorithm which will permit the detection of most common and rare carbapenemases in routine microbiology laboratories.

Methods: The immunochromatographic tests CARBA-5 (NG), RESIST-4 O.K.

Rapid detection of OXA-48-like, KPC, NDM, and VIM carbapenemases in Enterobacterales by a new multiplex immunochromatographic test.

The rapid detection of carbapenemase-producing Gram-negative bacteria is indispensable to optimize treatment and avoid the further spread of these organisms. While phenotypic tests are time-consuming and PCR is expensive and not available in many routine laboratories, immunochromatographic tests (ICT) can provide rapid results at moderate cost. The aim of this study was to determine the performance of the new ICT RESIST-4 O.

Inherited variation in vitamin D genes is associated with predisposition to autoimmune disease type 1 diabetes.

Objective: Vitamin D deficiency (25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] <50 nmol/L) is commonly reported in both children and adults worldwide, and growing evidence indicates that vitamin D deficiency is associated with many extraskeletal chronic disorders, including the autoimmune diseases type 1 diabetes and multiple sclerosis.

Research Design And Methods: We measured 25(OH)D concentrations in 720 case and 2,610 control plasma samples and genotyped single nucleotide polymorphisms from seven vitamin D metabolism genes in 8,517 case, 10,438 control, and 1,933 family samples. We tested genetic variants influencing 25(OH)D metabolism for an association with both circulating 25(OH)D concentrations and disease status.