Detection and reporting of Carbapenemase producing Gram negative bacilli in Clinical Microbiology: A survey of practices in laboratories across India

Kavita Raja¹, Chiranjay Mukhopadhyay², Anup Kumar Shetty³, Jily P Chinnan⁴, J Sudarsana⁵, Reena Anie Jose⁶, N Saritha⁷, C Ravindranath⁸, G Goel⁹, Chithra Valsan¹⁰, Subha Sundaramoorthy¹¹, Sapna Joy¹², SG Sagila¹³, Ramakrishna Pai Jakribettu¹⁴, KL Sarada Devi¹⁵, Dinoop Korol Ponnambath¹, Ashish Jithendranath¹⁶, Kavitha R Dinesh¹⁷, Roopika Berry¹⁸, Ranganathan N Iyer¹⁹, Anu P John²⁰, Sanjay Bhattacharya^9
1 Department of Microbiology, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
² Department of Microbiology, Kasturba Medical College, MAHE, Manipal, Karnataka, India
³ Department of Microbiology, Father Muller Medical College, Mangaluru, Karnataka, India
⁴ Department of Microbiology, VPS Lakeshore Hospital and Research Centre LTD, Kochi, Kerala, India
⁵ Department of Microbiology, Baby Memorial Hospital, Kozhikode, Kerala, India
⁶ Department of Microbiology, Believers Church Medical College, Thiruvalla, Kerala, India
⁷ Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
⁸ Department of Microbiology, Mysore Medical College and Research Institute, Mysuru, Karnataka, India
⁹ Consultant, Department of Microbiology, Tata Medical Center, New Town, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
¹⁰ Department of Microbiology, Jubilee Mission Medical College and RI, Thrissur, Kerala, India
¹¹ Clinical Laboratory Service, Dr.Rela Institute and Medical Centre, Chromepet, Chennai, TamilNadu, India
¹² Department of Microbiology, Renai Medicity Hospital, Kochi, Kerala, India
¹³ Department of Microbiology, Regional Cancer Centre, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
¹⁴ Department of Microbiology, Malabar Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Kozhikode, Kerala, India
¹⁵ Department of Microbiology, Sree Uthradom Thirunal Academy of Medical Sciences, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
¹⁶ Department of Microbiology, Sree Gokulam Medical College and Research Foundation, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
¹⁷ MVR Cancer Centre and Research Institute, Kozhikode, Kerala, India
¹⁸ Department of Microbiology, Narayana Multispeciality Hospital, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
¹⁹ Department of Microbiology, Gleneagles Global Hospitals, Lakdi Ka Pul, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
²⁰ Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College, Thrissur, Kerala, India

Correspondence Address:
Kavita Raja
Department of Microbiology, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum, Kerala
India

Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None

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DOI: 10.4103/jacm.jacm_25_22