Abstract:
Objective To systematically evaluate the performance of latex method, colloidal gold immunochromatography and quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) in the detection of six carbapenemases, and provide reliable evidence for the selection of rapid detection assays for carbapenemase in clinical and public health laboratories.
Methods A total of 236 strains were used for six carbapenemases detection by latex method, colloidal gold immunochromatography and qPCR and the consistency of the three methods was evaluated.
Results In this study, the detection results with 3 methods indicated that 58 strains were positive for Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC) (24.58%), and 1 strain had inconsistent KPC detection results, which was negative by colloidal gold immunochromatography and positive by latex method and qPCR, 37 strains were positive for New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase (NDM) (15.68%), 10 strains were positive for Verona integron-encoded metallo-β-lactamase (VIM)(4.24%), 15 strains were positive for imipenemase (IMP) (6.36%), 45 strains were positive for oxacillinases 23(OXA23)(19.06%) and 10 strains were positive for oxacillinases 48 (OXA48)(4.24%). Four strains had inconsistent detection results of OXA23 by latex method and colloidal gold immunochromatography (negative) and qPCR (positive), and 2 strains had inconsistent detection results of OXA48 by latex method and colloidal gold immunochromatography (negative) and qPCR (positive). Additionally, there were 11 strains which were multiple enzyme positive by three methods, in which 3 were positive for both KPC and NDM, 1 was positive for both NDM and IMP, 1 was positive for both KPC and OXA48, 2 were positive for both NDM and OXA48 , and 4 were positive for both VIM and IMP.
Conclusion There were good consistency among the three detection methods. As a new carbapenemase genotyping detection method, latex method is simple and easy to use in the simultaneous and rapid detections of KPC, OXA48, OXA23, VIM, IMP and NDM, which can facilitate clinical diagnosis and treatment, and it is necessary to pay attention to the detection of multiple enzymes for the prevention of the spread of drug resistance.