Table 4 Assessment of ISFET false negative results through prolonged measurements and comparisons with RAPIDEC CARBA NP (ISFET true positives and true negatives included).

From: Detection of carbapenemase producing enterobacteria using an ion sensitive field effect transistor sensor

Isolate

β-lactamases

ISFET result (at 30 min)

ΔV80 min (mV)

tΔV < − 10 mV (min)

CARBA NP result/color

E. coli LAR548

KPC-2

Positive

NP

1

Positive/Yellow

K. pneumoniae LA28

NDM-1/CTX-M

Positive

NP

 < 1

Positive/Yellow

K. pneumoniae LA30

VIM/CMY

Positive

NP

 < 1

Positive/Yellow

P. mirabilis 2530

VIM-1/CMY-16

Negative

− 17

62

Positive/Orange

P. mirabilis 11,173

VIM-1/CMY-16

Negative

NP

NA

Positive/Yellow

P. mirabilis EYG92

VIM-1/CMY-16

Negative

NP

NA

Positive/Orange

K. pneumoniae LA-47

OXA-48/CTX-M

Negative

− 60

45

Positive/Orange

K. pneumoniae LA-478

OXA-48/CTX-M

Negative

− 28

51

Positive/Orange

K. pneumoniae TRK-1

OXA-48/CTX-M

Negative

− 2

NA

Negative/Red

K. pneumoniae TRK-2

OXA-48/CTX-M

Negative

− 12

76

Positive/Orangea

K. pneumoniae TRK-5

OXA-48/CTX-M

Negative

− 5

NA

Negative/Red

K. pneumoniae EY-205

CMY-36/SHV-5

Negative

− 2

NA

Positive/Orangea

K. pneumoniae 17,829

CTX-M-15/SHV-12

Negative

5

NA

Positive/Orangea

K. aerogenes EY-25

LAT-2/SHV-5

Negative

15

NA

Negative/Red

E. cloacae EY 138

Derepr. AmpC

Negative

NP

NA

Negative/Orangeb

  1. NP: Not performed.
  2. NA: Not applicable as the − 10 mV threshold had not been reached.
  3. aResult became positive after 2 h of incubation at 37 °C.
  4. bThe control well lacking imipenem yielded also an orange color.