Novel approach using automated target enrichment enables culture-independent accurate whole-genome sequencing of Neisseria gonorrhoeae directly from clinical urogenital and extragenital specimens.

Objectives: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Neisseria gonorrhoeae is compromising gonorrhoea treatment, and enhanced N. gonorrhoeae AMR and genome-based epidemiological surveillance is imperative. Molecular tests are replacing N.

Detection of carbapenemases with a newly developed commercial assay using Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight.

This study evaluated the performance of the MBT STAR-Carba kit (Bruker Daltonics), to detect carbapenemase producing Enterobacteriaceae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter spp. in comparison with the RAPIDEC® CARBA NP test (BioMerieux). MBT STAR-Carba allowed the detection of carbapenemases in Enterobacteriaceae and P.